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Why Do Mosquito Bites Itch?
Here's a gross fact: a female mosquito's mouth consists of multiple tubes.
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Aedes aegypti
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is a carrier of the viruses that cause chikungunya...
Paul I. Howell, MPH; Prof. Frank Hadley Collins/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Image Number: 9534)
Gorgas, William Crawford
U.S. Army surgeon William Crawford Gorgas conducted experiments on the transmission...
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Lives saved by childhood vaccinations, 1974–2024
Vaccines and the estimates of lives saved over the period 1974–2024.
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Interactives

Vaccines by the numbers
Interactive chart displaying lives saved or birth rate increase from vaccines.
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