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Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite

(news.yale.edu)
55 points gmays | 1 comments | 22 Oct 24 00:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.224s | source
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htk ◴[22 Oct 24 02:35 UTC] No.41910660[source]▶
Mosquitoes always seem to come exclusively to me instead of my wife. I would love to understand this "preference" but unfortunately the article doesn’t really explain it.
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aeternum ◴[22 Oct 24 02:46 UTC] No.41910716[source]▶
Do you have o blood type?
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lolinder ◴[22 Oct 24 02:50 UTC] No.41910738[source]▶
Is there any reason to suppose that blood type plays a role?

It's a big deal for blood transfusion but that doesn't automatically make it relevant to mosquito preferences, and TFA doesn't mention blood type.

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boomboomsubban ◴[22 Oct 24 02:55 UTC] No.41910772[source]▶
>Is there any reason to suppose that blood type plays a role?

Yes. https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/41/4/796/885285

Hardly conclusive, but there is some reason to suspect it plays a role.

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1. kergonath ◴[22 Oct 24 06:04 UTC] No.41911614[source]▶
I am skeptical. To figure out the blood type of someone, wouldn’t they need to bite anyway? There are more compelling studies showing effects of CO2 and smells.