Why mosquitoes bite some people more than others

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Maria Elena De Obaldia |

TED-Ed

• September 2023

Some swear they're cursed to be hunted by mosquitos while their close-by companions are regularly left unscathed. Are mosquitos really attracted to some people more than others? And if so, is there anything we can do about it? Maria Elena De Obaldia digs into what factors make people tasty targets for these pesky insects. [Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].