Exploring Body Odor, Showering, and Skin Microbiome in Relation to Mosquito Attraction

Some people are mosquito magnets. The blood suckers do, in fact, have their favourites. 

And this could pose a major health risk. After all, mosquitoes are the deadliest creatures on earth. 

Norman and Tegan take us through the science of why some people attract more mozzies than others. 

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References:

• Mosquitoes use vision to associate odor plumes with thermal targets
• Olfactory responses and field attraction of mosquitoes to volatiles from Limburger cheese and human foot odor
• Composition of Human Skin Microbiota Affects Attractiveness to Malaria Mosquitoes