Chikungunya Virus Facts: Everything to Know About the Mosquito-Borne Viral Disease

Medicine & Technology Jan 25, 2023

Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne viral disease and there has been a noticeable increase in cases in the Philippines in 2022. Continue reading to know more about the virus.

Mosquitoes That Feed On Sugar Developed Immunity to Viral Infections, Potentially Preventing Spread of Arboviruse

Sep 06, 2021

Mosquitoes are carriers of arbovirus that cause dengue fever, Zika, and chikungunya. But scientists have found a way to prevent the transmission of these viruses by feeding mosquitoes with sugar.

Forcing Mosquitos to Switch Sex May Eradicate Dengue Fever and Other Serious Pathogens

May 26, 2015

If the battle of the sexes was fought by mosquitoes, it would already be over. Researchers from Virginia Tech's Fralin Life Science Institute has discovered that male mosquitoes aren't relevant at all, at least in the realm of transmissible diseases.