The dengue virus depends on mosquitoes to get around. But the virus may have evolved a way to speed its spread--by manipulating the behavior of its mosquito hosts. It makes them more bloodthirsty, and quicker to find a blood meal, than their uninfected counterparts. So says a study in the journal Public Library of Science Pathogens . [Shuzhen Sim, Jose L. Ramirez and George Dimopoulos, Dengue Virus Infection of the Aedes aegypti Salivary Gland and Chemosensory Apparatus Induces Genes that Modulate Infection and Blood-Feeding Behavior ]

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Source: Dengue Virus Makes Mosquitoes Better Spreaders


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