Assertion: mosquito | /r/CapableOf | bite people
Facets:
value: in their blood
type: OTHER
value: over others
type: OTHER
value: regardless of their size
type: OTHER
value: twice as often as those
type: OTHER
value: more than others
type: MANNER
value: with dengue virus
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Not all mosquitoes bite people or animals.
text: When the mosquito bites a person with dengue virus in their blood, it becomes infected, spreading the disease directly from one person to another.
text: Mosquitoes bite some people more than others.
text: These factors contribute to the decision made by mosquitoes whether they would bite the person or not.
text: The infected mosquito lives long enough for the virus to multiply and for the mosquito to bite another person.
text: When mosquitoes bite people, the most common reactions to the bite are itching and swelling.
text: Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide and are more likely to bite people who exhale more carbon dioxide—which is why they prefer adults over small children.
text: Some mosquitoes don’t bite people: Culiseta melanura is one of the kinds of mosquito they don’t show any interest in humans they use to suck the blood of animals.
text: Mosquitoes bite people with Type O blood nearly twice as often as those with Type A.
text: Not only do they bite people, they are vectors for some terrible diseases, such as malaria and yellow fever.
text: Mosquitoes bite people because they require protein for breeding, not sugar.
text: Mosquitoes bite people regardless of their size:
text: They prefer to bite people, and live indoors and outdoors near people.
text: Even if a mosquito bites a person who has HIV, then bites someone else, they can’t transmit HIV to the second person.
text: Another important factor that determines how much a mosquito is likely to bite a person lies in human genetics.
text: Genetics plays an important role when it comes to how likely it is for a mosquito to bite a person.
text: Could it be that mosquitoes prefer to bite some people over others?