Itchy inflammation of mosquito bites helps viruses replicate

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 13:31 in Health & Medicine

University of Leeds study has found that inflammation where a mosquito has bitten not only helps a virus such as Zika or dengue establish an infection in the body more quickly, but that it also helps it to spread around the body, increasing the likelihood of severe illness.

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