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Watch a Mosquito Bite From the Inside of a Mouse. News. By Douglas Main published 8 August 2013 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Mosquitoes use their sense of smell to find human victims. In many parts of the world, a mosquito bite brings more than just an itchy bump — you can get malaria, a sometimes deadly disease.

But Plasmodium isn’t the only thing living inside a mosquito’s guts. Just as our bowels are home to trillions of bacteria, mosquitoes also carry their own microscopic menageries.

People can get sick when a pathogen gets inside a mosquito bite. That can happen two ways. A pathogen can stick to a mosquito’s proboscis. Then, it can fall into the bite as the mosquito feeds.

You can add fish that eat mosquito larvae, such as goldfish or guppies, which helps. You can also use Mosquito Dunks , which cost about $7 for a two-pack at home improvement and hardware stores.

Just weeks into operation, a temporary migrant detention facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" is facing some major issues, ...