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Biologists Describe Mosquitos As 'Involuntary Bioterrorists'
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<blockquote data-quote="tD33NAt" data-source="post: 2716582" data-attributes="member: 124445"><p>For many years scientists thought that mosquitoes provided the disease organisms which they spread with a relatively free ride because the insects didn't have much in the way of natural defenses to fight off these microscopic stowaways. Recent research, however, has revealed that mosquitoes have surprisingly sophisticated immune systems. Unlike humans and most other animals, mosquitoes do not generate antibodies that identify and attack specific infectious agents. However, they have developed alternative methods for destroying various pathogens, including parasites that cause malaria...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/CDB84EpCv1g" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/CDB84EpCv1g/253408.php" target="_blank">More...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tD33NAt, post: 2716582, member: 124445"] For many years scientists thought that mosquitoes provided the disease organisms which they spread with a relatively free ride because the insects didn't have much in the way of natural defenses to fight off these microscopic stowaways. Recent research, however, has revealed that mosquitoes have surprisingly sophisticated immune systems. Unlike humans and most other animals, mosquitoes do not generate antibodies that identify and attack specific infectious agents. However, they have developed alternative methods for destroying various pathogens, including parasites that cause malaria...[IMG]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~4/CDB84EpCv1g[/IMG] [url=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/CDB84EpCv1g/253408.php]More...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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