Why do I often get bit by mosquitoes?

Summer is a season that people prefer because the temperature is high and people can take off their thick clothes and completely free their bodies from constraints. However, summer is also the season when mosquitoes are rampant, and many people suffer from the large number of mosquito bites. Mosquito bites always target specific groups of people. For example, why do some people particularly like to be bitten by mosquitoes? Let’s take a look at the explanation below.

The mosquitoes that prefer to bite are type A, followed by type AB.

Type O and B bite less.

Different types of mosquitoes have different "tastes". For example, the Anopheles sinensis that spreads malaria prefers to suck type B blood. According to the experimental results, people with type B blood are most susceptible to attacks by Anopheles sinensis, followed by type A blood. The Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads yellow fever and dengue fever prefers to bite people with type O blood.

Mosquitoes also like to prey on women and children.

Secondly, mosquitoes like to bite black clothes very much. Wearing black clothes is most likely to attract mosquitoes.

Wearing dark denim jeans is easy to bite

For mosquitoes, carbon dioxide and sweat emitted by the human body are effective information to guide them to find prey. It mainly relies on its olfactory organs, which are a pair of horns on its head, to sense the "information" of the human body transmitted through the air and follow the trail to find its target. Don't underestimate the mosquito, which is only one centimeter long. It has strong searching ability and can search up to 60 kilometers. Within this range, the stronger the "signal" of the target, the easier it is to be locked onto by them.

For people who emit more carbon dioxide, the concentration of carbon dioxide around them is relatively high, so the "image" presented to mosquitoes is clearer, making it easier for mosquitoes to track them in a targeted manner. Therefore, in a group, people with large lung capacity, fat people, and people who breathe heavily are more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes. Pregnant women have active metabolism and exhale higher levels of carbon dioxide.

The sweat secreted by the human body evaporates in the air and can also send "signals" to mosquitoes. Generally, people who sweat a lot and sweat easily are more likely to be attacked by mosquitoes. This is enough to explain why we often find a few big "red bags" on our bodies without noticing after exercise. Mosquitoes like to bite people with rough skin and large pores, usually because these people tend to have well-developed sweat glands or secrete more sweat and other secretions. Therefore, sometimes men attract more mosquitoes than women, and young people attract more mosquitoes than old people.