"That’s their blood meal." Experts issue warning as disease-carrying insects appear in new US regions: 'They are locked into humans' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. What is a vector? A vector is a vehicle that carries and ...

Disease-carrying insects are no longer confined to the tropics or to a short summer season. From mosquitoes and ticks to the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Health Authority, Jackson County Vector Control and Jackson County Public Health Division have confirmed the identification of Aedes aegypti (Ae. Aegypti) mosquitoes ...

A non-native mosquito capable of spreading diseases and hasn't been seen in Alameda County for a decade has been found in a Pleasanton neighborhood, county officials said Thursday. Residents are being ...

Tim Fang is a digital producer at CBS Bay Area. A Bay Area native, Tim has been a part of the CBS Bay Area newsroom for more than two decades and joined the digital staff in 2006. Officials in the ...

Other than health concerns, another thing to beware of during the rainy season is the disaster of flooding. High rainfall, ...

After emerging for the first time in Ventura County less than a month ago, potentially dangerous Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have now been found in east and west Ventura, Fillmore, Westlake Village, Piru ...

The Zika virus has spread rapidly through the Americas, sparking alarm over the possible link between the virus and the birth defect microcephaly. Though the disease causes minor symptoms for most ...

For about a week this past September, I adopted a wellness routine that—at the time—felt like neurotic overkill. I didn’t bother with masks or hand sanitizer; back then, the virus we now know as ...

Aedes aegypti is the dog of the mosquito world. It acts as if it's man's best friend. "It's been with us for a long time, probably for at least 5,000 years when we started keeping water next to our ...