The parasite that causes malaria can change the way you smell, making you more attractive to mosquitoes, according to a new study. The work may help explain why the disease is able to spread so effectively.
Read more at Malaria infection creates a ‘human perfume’ that makes us more attractive to mosquitoes at Science.
I wish researchers would collect my son’s socks. And my husband’s.
In the interest of science, they can have my husband & son’s socks too. And the smell of my son’s dorm room, which is surely contributing to some disease pool of some sort.
Thanks for the LOLs, you two! They are sorely needed today.