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Are Mosquitoes Targeting You? Why Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others?
Mosquitoes are dangerous. They can cause diseases like Dengue, Malaria and even Zika. Do mosquitoes target certain blood types?
Do mosquitoes target certain blood types? Mosquitoes are dangerous. They can cause diseases like Dengue, Malaria and even Zika. Mosquitoes are like carriers of several diseases.
Mosquitoes also disturb your sleep, create itching sensation on your skin and also irritate you with the buzzing sound in the ears.
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And when there are 2-3 people in a room and all the mosquitoes are biting you, you may wonder why mosquitoes are targeting you. Do you know why mosquito bites? For blood, right?
But all human beings have blood. Then, do mosquitoes have preferences? Do they like some people and hate some people? Here are the answers for such questions.
Blood Type
Do mosquitoes target certain blood types? Yes, current studies indicate that people with O group blood are the main targets for mosquitoes. The next preferences are people with blood groups B and A in that order.
Beer
Those who drink beer tend to release ethanol through their sweat which attracts mosquitoes. So, drinking beer is another factor that attracts mosquito bites.
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Clothes
A study claims that wearing clothes of dark shades can attract mosquitoes more during the noon. Mosquitoes can spot humans easier when they wear clothes of red, black and navy blue. Yes, they use eyes to spot human beings.
Carbon Dioxide
Why do mosquitoes target ears? Mosquitoes can also sense the presence of human beings from a distance of nearly 150 feet by checking the carbon dioxide levels in the air.
When you breathe and exhale carbon dioxide out, the mosquitoes can sense it. Obese people who exhale more become the first targets of these flies. Actually, you tend to hear the buzz of mosquitoes near the ear as the nose exhales carbon dioxide that attracts them.
Pregnancy
Pregnant women also are targeted by mosquitoes. This could also be due to the increased breathing rate during the last stages of pregnancy. Heavy breathing may increase carbon dioxide in the air. Also, the body temperature tends to be higher which attracts the mosquitoes.
Bacteria
Even the bacteria on your skin can attract mosquitoes. Certain types of bacteria make your skin release smells that can attract mosquitoes. The abundance of certain types of bacteria and the diversity of the types of bacteria can also play a role in attracting or repelling mosquitoes.
Sweat
Even sweat can attract them. These flies can sense the smell of ammonia, uric acid, lactic acid and certain other compounds that human beings emit through their bodily fluids like sweat.
Also, after a workout, you tend to sweat. If mosquitoes are around, they may start flying around you.
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