Vadim Maryinsky, Researcher of the Department of General Ecology and Hydrobiology of the Faculty of Biology at Moscow State University, said: aif.ru, It’s just a myth that mosquitoes choose people with a certain blood type as their victim.
The biologist explained: “They feed on any blood and need not be human. It could be the blood of other mammals, birds, even frogs and sometimes reptiles.”
According to Maryinsky, mosquitoes prefer warm-blooded animals, including mammals, which includes humans.
Humans are particularly attractive to mosquitoes because they are larger and have no hairs that prevent them from reaching their skin.
The blood of warm-blooded animals is rich in nutrients that female mosquitoes need to create eggs that they will later lay.
It has been reported before that being outdoors is good for children in spring and summer, but remember that tick and mosquito season begins in the warm season. Sunstroke, snakes, wild animals and poisonings are also threatened, mostly by children going for a walk. In this respect “socialbites.ca” Said Maryam Sayfulina, doctor and pediatrician of the highest category of the region of JSC “Medicine”.
Source: Gazeta
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