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Viruses Hijack the Body's Response to Mosquito Bites

Jun 22, 20163 min
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Episode description

When immune cells rush to the site of a mosquito bite, viruses hijack the cells and turn them into viral factories—in mice, at least. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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