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With malaria cases on the rise, here are some NATURAL ways to prevent mosquito bites

July 14, 2023 -

There are well-known mosquito repellant chemicals like DEET (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide), allethrin, N,N-diethyl mandelic acid amide, and dimethyl phthalate that are approved by United States regulatory agencies – but are they safe?

Chemical-based mosquito repellants such as these might work, but they are also dangerous. They harm synthetic fabrics and plastics and cause adverse reactions such as allergies, dermatitis, and cardiovascular and neurological damage.

"Using ...

CLAIM: CIA funded secret mosquito experiment in India in the ’70s

July 16, 2023 -

The project was carried out secretly in India and involved live research on new breeds of mosquitoes for germ warfare. This project was funded and coordinated by the United States Army, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and other American organizations in association with some Indian institutions under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO). (Related: Bill Gates-funded Colombian mosquito factory breeds 30 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes weekly.)

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Repel mosquitos naturally with these 10 powerful plants

May 31, 2017 - anopheles mosquito was known to cause malaria infection. In addition, the culex mosquito was found to transmit the West Nile virus. The organization also highlighted the importance off sustained mosquito control programs in order to prevent the outbreaks of vector-borne diseases.

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Researchers say this common African tree holds the key to a natural cure for malaria

September 04, 2018 -

Malaria refers to a serious disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite, which is transmitted to humans by infected Anopheles mosquitoes. While the condition is uncommon in the U.S., it is a major cause of death worldwide, particularly, in developing countries with warm climates. Four types of malaria parasites are known to affect humans: P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae. Of the four, P. falciparum can result in severe infections – even death – if ...

Humans are responsible for the increase in disease-carrying mosquitoes: Research shows they live in deforested areas

February 26, 2019 -

The researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) gathered and studied data from previous studies that had focused on the number of pathogen-carrying mosquito species that have made their homes in forested lands and non-forested lands in 12 countries around the world.

Their findings reveal that there are approximately 52.9 percent more mosquitoes in deforested areas. Among those mosquitoes, 56.5 percent have viruses that ...

GM nightmare unfolds: Humans have created a MONSTER MOSQUITO that can now RESIST the pesticides meant to kill them

January 06, 2018 -

In an article published in Trends in Parasitology, researchers from University of California, Riverside, review the interesting genetic changes that have given the Anopheles mosquitoes that spread malaria to humans a new brand of pesticide resistance. Their findings show how human interventions have sparked an evolutionary response that allows them to resist the very pesticides that were designed to keep them at bay.

The authors explain how mosquitoes have found ...

BOMBSHELL: Proof GMOs cannot be contained — GM mosquitoes have successfully mated with wild mosquitoes, spreading GM traits

October 20, 2017 -

Science Daily recently reported that there has been a lot of interest in recent years in genetically modifying mosquitoes to “reduce or prevent the spread of disease.” One of the challenges faced by scientists interested in pursuing this field of study is getting GM mosquitoes to mate with regular, wild bugs. However, when a research team from the NIAID recently altered the microbiota of GM mosquitoes to suppress the parasites which cause malaria in humans, they found that ...

Geo-nocide: Geoengineering could cause malaria resurgence in tropical countries

April 26, 2022 -

Researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center assessed how geoengineering impacts the spread of infectious diseases. Scientists from the United States, Bangladesh, South Africa and Germany used climate models to simulate malaria transmission under two future scenarios with and without geoengineering.

The study also included collaborators from the University of Maryland, College Park; the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh; the University ...

Node flower allmania: Common weed found to be a natural larvicide against dengue mosquito

April 14, 2021 -

Female marsh mosquitoes from the genus Anopheles, meanwhile, play host to malaria-causing parasites and transmit the disease to humans during blood meals. And Aedes aegypti, also known as yellow fever mosquito, is known as a vector of well-known viral diseases, such as chikungunya, Zika fever and dengue fever.

Because of the serious threat posed by mosquito-borne diseases, scientific interest in natural larvicides -- particularly those derived from plants -- has ...

Study finds that olive leaf extract exhibits anti-malaria effects in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei

June 18, 2020 -

In many countries, the different parts of the olive plant (i.e., leaves, wood, seeds, bark, fruits and oil) are extensively used in traditional medicine. Research into the plant's biological and chemical properties have led scientists to uncover plenty of health-promoting benefits. These include pharmacological properties, such as anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-hypertensive, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and anti-plasmodial properties.

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Researchers say that a traditional Ethiopian plant shows potential as a natural cure for malaria

November 14, 2018 -

Malaria is caused by Plasmodium berghei, a parasite that grows in the liver and attacks the blood cells. It is spread by the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes.

The disease is treated using antimalarial medicines that kill the parasites. However, Plasmodium species can develop resistances to drugs, thereby necessitating the development of new drugs.

Many researchers are looking at traditional medicinal plants used in their home countries. For Ethiopians, K....

Purple mangosteen found to be a powerful remedy for malaria

August 16, 2018 -

One out of every two people in the world can fall prey to malaria. Most cases and deaths involving the infectious disease are caused by Plasmodium falciparum, a parasitical protozoan that is spread by the female Anopheles mosquito.

Plasmodium parasites can quickly develop resistance to antimalarial treatments. These include the standard compound artemisinin and any partner drugs taken alongside it during artemisinin combination therapy (ACT).

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New study reveals that the malaria parasite can infect you as deep as your bone marrow

June 24, 2018 -

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that of the 216 million cases of malaria around the world in 2016, about 445,000 ended in death. The disease is caused by plasmodia, microscopic parasites that victimize blood cells.

The parasites are transmitted by the bite of Anopheles mosquitoes, which pick up the microorganism from infected carriers they have previously bitten. Like other blood-transmitted diseases, malaria can be passed on through blood transfusions, ...

Chemicals causing malaria outbreaks across Africa as mosquitoes grow increasingly resistant to insecticides

December 14, 2017 -

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that over 212 million people were diagnosed with the disease in 2015, and for 429,000 of them, the disease proved to be fatal.

In contrast, the whole world went crazy about the Zika virus, which is also transmitted by mosquitoes, but deaths from this illness are rare, and only one-in-five infected people even exhibits symptoms.

Experts claim to have reduced the incidences of malaria by 29 percent since 2010, through ...

Clear-cutting of old-growth forests found to accelerate spread of deadly viral diseases

October 24, 2017 -

“We found that fewer mosquito species known to carry disease-causing pathogens live in forested areas compared to disturbed ones. Mosquito species from altered forest sites are more likely to transmit disease than mosquitoes native to an area of mature tropical forest,” said Jose Loaiza, Panama Institute of Scientific Research and High Technology Services staff scientist and STRI research associate in Panama.

Loaiza's team analyzed more than 50 mosquito species from ...