Why do mosquitoes love pregnant women?

Trevor
19/01/2013

Pregnant women are especially vulnerable to malaria, an important cause of stillbirths, infant mortality and low birth weight.  Researchers have demonstrated that pregnant women are twice as attractive to malaria carrying mosquitoes as non-pregnant women and have suggested this is due to a greater volume of exhaled air (21%) and a warmer (0.7° C) skin surface.

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