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How malaria turns people into mosquito magnets
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Getting bitten by a mosquito is annoying, but getting drafted as their biological Uber is worse. Plasmodium parasites alter the scent profile of infected hosts, creating a specific odor that is wildly attractive to other mosquitoes. The parasite forces you to wear a customized microscopic cologne solely to guarantee its own successful transmission.
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