Mosquitoes News

How often do you feel that mosquitoes are biting you more than any other people present in the room? You are not mistaken, it do happens. Mosquitoes bite some people more than others due to a combination of factors, including body chemistry, genetics, and environmental influences. Here are the key reasons why mosquitoes may prefer certain individuals:  

The number of mosquitoes and flies increases significantly during monsoon. It may cause disease. If you are also struggling with this issue, today we will tell you 5 simple home remedies to get rid of them.  

Kerala: A man recently died due to West Nile Fever in Thrissur district. After his demise, the health department issued a warning in the area related to the virus.

The fab-looking brother-sister jodi of Ibrahim Ali Khan and Sara Ali Khan have a huge fan following on social media. While Sara has successfully made her acting debut in Bollywood, all eyes are set on Ibrahim's big-screen launch.

A team of researchers have discovered a new drug that could make our blood kill the mosquito. 

The study, published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, describes the first comprehensive analysis of the Aedes aegypti midgut.

According to the researchers, hosts who swat at mosquitoes or perform other defensive behaviour may be abandoned, no matter how sweet they are.

In 2016, there were an estimated 445,000 deaths from malaria globally, compared to 446,000 estimated deaths in 2015.

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed its helplessness when a petitioner sought the apex court's directions to "abolish" mosquitoes from the country. The apex court said: "What you are asking us to do, only God can do. Do not ask us to do things which only the God can do. We are not Gods." 

It is important for people with existing complications to stay safe and take preventive measures to avoid becoming susceptible to mosquito borne illnesses or swine flu.

Instead of their eradication, their ability to transmit diseases should be suppressed – completely wiping out the species may have wider effects.

The development came as the HC was hearing several petitions seeking action taken by the Delhi government and civic authorities to stop the spread of dengue and chikungunya.

According to reports, over 100 people have lost their lives in the southern state of Kerala, succumbing to various diseases, such as, H1N1, leptospirosis and dengue from January till date.

Insecticide-treated bed nets and walls have helped prevent bites and reduce malaria, but researchers say mosquitoes are adapting to preventive conditions, leaving adults and children vulnerable in the early evening and early morning hours – when they are not under the nets or in the house.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed all municipal corporations, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Cantonment Board to take precautionary steps to stop the infestation of mosquitoes.

The health minister, while speaking at the launch of a campaign to make Gujarat malaria-free by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), said that drones should be deployed to check for mosquito breeding sites in homes.

 Mosquitoes carry diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, the Zika virus and encephalitis.

The Delhi government has ordered inspection of construction sites and its residential colonies here to check breeding grounds for mosquitoes as it gears up to prevent possible outbreak of dengue and chikungunya.

There are a number of effective ways and natural remedies to treat malaria fever.

As per a report on vector-borne diseases by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), at least 79 cases of chikungunya have been reported in the national capital as on April 8, 2017.