How can a mosquito make you sick? The workings of a tiny vector. It weighs barely a few milligrams, flies relatively quietly, and yet is responsible for millions of illnesses each year: ...

To get a closer look at the conflict, the Tampa Bay Times toured mosquito control centers across the region. Tucked behind a chain-link fence, the Pinellas County Mosquito Control resides near an ...

Most people experience mild discomfort and itchiness when bitten by a mosquito, but if you have an extreme reaction, you may have what is called “Skeeter syndrome.” ...

The World Heath Organisation has warned people of a 'fatal disease' being spread by mosquitoes in two neighbourhoods in Spain ...

The virus eventually gets into the mosquito's salivary glands. "During later blood meals (when mosquitoes bite), the virus may be injected into humans and animals, where it can multiply and possibly ...

A salivary gland infection is also called sialadenitis and is caused by bacteria or viruses. A salivary stone or other blockage of the salivary gland duct can contribute to an acute infection.

To overcome this, we developed mosquito-tissue ultrastructure expansion microscopy (MoTissU-ExM), a technique that physically expands parasites and their hosts ∼4.5-fold. Using MoTissU-ExM, we ...

It is possible that the patient had a mucosal radiation reaction to the 131 I, which was concentrated in the oral cavity by secretions from all the major and minor salivary glands.

Initially, not all salivary glands were thought to be impaired while those glands that demonstrated damage seemed to heal spontaneously without further subjective and objective symptomatology.

According to entomologist and mosquito expert Taz Stuart, after heavy rainfall Ontario residents can expect mosquito activity within a 14-day period, especially if the weather turns dry and hot.

Some adult eusocial bees have a pair of cephalic salivary glands (CSG) in addition to the thoracic labial or salivary gland pairs. This paper deals with variations in morphological features and ...