Do mosquitos bite some people more than others?

#052 Rebroadcast This week, Melissa and Jam continue the topic of mosquitos (If you missed last week's, listen to it first). It's time to answer the age-old, every-summer question. Why do some people get bitten by mosquitos more than other people? Or maybe, does this really happen in the first place? If so why? What factors do mosquitos look for, compare, and choose by? Let's get to the bottom of this.   References from this episode https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(10)60044-6/pdf http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2018/why-mosquitoes-like-you-the-most/ https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/stories/world-deadliest-animal.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28639690/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1127358/ https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/content/part/JAMCA/JAMCA_V18_N2_P091-096.pdf https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-mosquitoes-bite-some-people-more-than-others/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1186/1744-8069-4-29 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10921468/ Thanks to our monthly supporters Ciara Linville J0HNTR0Y Jeannette Napoleon Cullyn R Erica Bee Elizabeth P Sarah Moar Rachel Reina Letila Katrina Barnum-Huckins Suzanne Phillips Nelly Silva Venus Rebholz Lyn Stubblefield Jacob Taber Brian Kimball Emerson Woodhall Kristina Gotfredsen Timothy Parker Steven Boyles Chris Skupien Chelsea B Bri McAllister Avishai Barnoy Hunter Reardon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Check out our website at chemforyourlife.com Watch our episodes on YouTube Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @ChemForYourLife. Want to start your own podcast? Use Transistor and you'll have the best podcast platform available. We use it and we are totally in love with it.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.