Episode
Scientists at Work: Why Do Mosquitoes Bite You?
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- After the Fact
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- Jul 18, 2025
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- 885
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Summary
This summer, we're taking another look at one of the peskiest and deadliest insects on the planet: the mosquito. Millions of people are infected each year by diseases transmitted through mosquito bites, such as dengue fever, yellow fever, and malaria. In this episode, which originally aired in 2019, mosquito expert Carolyn "Lindy" McBride , a 2015 Pew biomedical scholar , shares the science behind why you may be more susceptible than other people to their bites.