Mosquitoes

Health Wanted

Mosquitoes—a menace for hundreds of millions of years. Now, thanks to climate change, their territory is growing and with it, the spread of disease. On this week’s episode of Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow takes a deep dive into the global impact of these needle-nosed nuisances and the new and creative ways scientists like her guest Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, PhD, are swatting them away.

Bristow also answers your questions about the popularity of ZYNs, who should carry Narcan, what the deal is with “Ozempic babies,” if you need to be worried about bird flu in milk or meat, and—of course—the SICK OF THE WEEK.

For a full rundown on all the information shared in today's episode, take a look at the Show Notes.

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1. Mosquitoes (00:00:00)

2. Let's meet the mosquito (00:01:48)

3. The Big Three: Culex, Anopheles and Aedes (00:03:37)

4. Malaria and Dengue surges (00:09:08)

5. How do people protect themselves? (00:11:36)

6. Dr. Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec joins the show (00:16:41)

7. Experimentation with Wolbachia (00:22:15)

8. The Q&A! (00:37:53)