Do mosquitoes prefer one blood type over others? | The Daily Star
Skip to main content
T
Sunday, October 1, 2023
The Daily Star
E-paper Today's News বাংলা
  • Home
  • News
    • Bangladesh
      • Investigative Stories
    • Investigative Stories
    • Asia
    • World
  • Opinion
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Culture
  • Life & Living
  • Youth
  • Tech & Startup
  • Multimedia
  • Feature
    • Lifestyle
    • Rising Star
    • Showbiz
    • My Dhaka
    • Satireday
    • Campus
    • Toggle
    • Star Literature
    • In Focus
    • Star Youth
    • Shift
    • Daily Star Books
    • Roundtables
    • Star Holiday
    • weekend read
  • More
    • Environment
    • NRB
    • Supplements
    • Law & Our Rights
  • E-paper
  • বাংলা
Search Epaper T
  • Today's News
  • Home
  • News
    • Bangladesh
    • Investigative Stories
    • Asia
    • World
  • Opinion
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Culture
  • Life & Living
  • Youth
  • Tech & Startup
  • Multimedia
  • Feature
    • Lifestyle
    • Rising Star
    • Showbiz
    • My Dhaka
    • Satireday
    • Campus
    • Toggle
    • Star Literature
    • In Focus
    • Star Youth
    • Shift
    • Daily Star Books
    • Roundtables
    • Star Holiday
    • weekend read
  • More
    • Environment
    • NRB
    • Supplements
    • Law & Our Rights

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Apps
  • Comment Policy
  • RSS
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy Policy
  • Conference Hall
  • Archives
Disease
Sifat Afrin Shams
Fri Aug 26, 2022 03:54 PM
Last update on: Fri Aug 26, 2022 05:01 PM

Most Viewed

  • Traffic movement: Dhaka ranked slowest in world

  • Cardiac Implants For Children: Top hospitals using unauthorised devices

  • Chaos breaks out in Celebrity Cricket League, altercation leaves stars hospitalised

  • Combating Air Pollution: $2.3b int’l fund fails to improve situation

Disease

Do mosquitoes prefer one blood type over others?

Sifat Afrin Shams
Fri Aug 26, 2022 03:54 PM Last update on: Fri Aug 26, 2022 05:01 PM
mosquitoes prefer blood type
Star Digital Graphics

Mosquitoe-bites are a menace for everybody. Especially, during this season, due to the risk of dengue, chikungunya etc.

However, some people are more troubled than others. Mosquitoes seem to prefer them, more accurately, their blood, over others'. But why is so?

For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.

Despite popular belief, it is not because their blood is sweeter than that of others. According to a study published by American Journal of Entomology in 2019, of the four main blood types--A, B, AB and O, mosquitoes prefer people with the O type blood, reports CNET.

The researchers found that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes fed from type O feeder more than any other when presented with different blood type samples.

On the other hand, another study published on the website of National Library of Medicine of the US government in 2004, shows that, blood group O subjects attract more Aedes albopictus mosquitoes than those of the other blood groups. The mosquitoes landed on blood group O secretors (83.3 percent) significantly more than group A secretors (46.5 percent), according to the study.

However, scientists conclude that more studies are needed to determine the effect of blood types on mosquitoe-bites.

The other factors behind why some people are more prone to mosquitoe-bites than others may include the colour of clothing, body odour, and sweat.

  

Related topic:
Mosquitoe-bitesBlood typemosquitoes prefer blood typedenguechikungunyamosquitoes prefer blood groupmosquitoe borne diseases
Apple Google
Click to comment

Comments

Comments Policy

Related News

5 news to know

Nov 16 morning: Dengue, Bandarban shooting, Climate financing, Russia-Ukraine War, FIFA World Cup

Acquire skills in operating mosquito fogging machines

World Bank gives $200m for healthcare services, dengue prevention in Bangladesh

City Governance: Who’s to blame for failure?

Dengue dengue mosquito

Highest dengue deaths last year

Dengue prevention: What people and the government should do

1w ago
|ব্যাংক

১ লাখ ৫৬ হাজার কোটি টাকা খেলাপি ঋণের রেকর্ড

গত এপ্রিল, মে ও জুন মাসে খেলাপি ঋণ বেড়েছে ২৪ হাজার ৪১৯ কোটি টাকা।

১ ঘণ্টা আগে
|রাজনীতি

ঈশ্বরগঞ্জে বিএনপির রোডমার্চে আ. লীগের হামলার অভিযোগ, ৩ গাড়ি ভাঙচুর

৫০ মিনিট আগে
Please Click on allow
The Daily Star
Journalism without fear or favour
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Apps
  • Comment Policy
  • RSS
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy Policy
  • Conference Hall
  • Archives
© 2023 thedailystar.net | Powered by: RSI LAB
Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement liable to legal action.
X