Earlier bites by uninfected mosquitoes boost West Nile deaths in lab mice

There’s one more reason to try to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes, scientists have discovered: bites from mosquitoes that aren’t infected by the West Nile virus may make the disease worse in people who acquire it later from West Nile-infected mosquitoes.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news114356136.html">Earlier bites by uninfected mosquitoes boost West Nile deaths in lab mice</a></p> <p>There’s one more reason to try to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes, scientists have discovered: bites from mosquitoes that aren’t infected by the West Nile virus may make the disease worse in people who acquire it later from West Nile-infected mosquitoes.</p>