Bug Bite Saliva Hijacks Immune Cells to Spread Virus - Scientific American

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Bug Bite Saliva Hijacks Immune Cells to Spread Virus Scientific American Depending on your perspective, one of nature's perverse ironies—or exquisite feats—is that some mosquito-borne viruses appear to benefit from their victims' immune responses to bug bites. Simply put, the body's defensive reaction to pathogens ... Mosquito spit helps viruses make us sickScience Magazine Zika's Delivery Via Mosquito Bite May Boost Its EffectU.S. News & World Report Inflammation from mosquito bites may enhance viral infectionEurekAlert (press release) The Conversation UK -Cosmos -Miami Herald -San Antonio Express-News (subscription) all 11 news articles »

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