Why One Dangerous Mosquito Developed A Taste For Human Blood
Given the choice between an animal and a human, the Aedes aegypti species prefers ... us. A new study explains how that happened.
![With her blood meal visible through her transparent abdomen, the female Aedes aegypti mosquito takes flight as she leaves her host](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/07/22/aedespromo_wide-2e16dccd3d8c2c563fc87392f4e6d91123c7f774.jpg?s=600)
Given the choice between an animal and a human, the Aedes aegypti species prefers ... us. A new study explains how that happened.
(Image credit: James Gathany/CDC Public Health Image Library)
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