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More mosquitoes Liked Human Blood Drinkers Beer and Alcohol



In England and America Consuming alcoholic liquor and in fact not only harmful to the health of the body organs. A recent study found that blood alcohol drinkers and beer more attractive to insects such as mosquitoes.

In this study, it was revealed that consuming 1 bottle of beer alone invites mosquitoes, as reported by the Times of India, on Friday (07/19/2013). Why is that?

The researchers suspect that this phenomenon occurs because alcohol increases the secretion of ethanol in sweat. In addition, this drink also gives the effect of increasing body temperature. But according to the Washington Times, none of these factors were correlated with the 'landing' mosquitoes. This makes their attraction to alcohol is still a mystery.

Even so, the researchers said there are many other factors that come into play in this case, among others, blood type, metabolism, pregnancy status, level of exercise you do, and carbon dioxide is removed from the body.

According to Smithsonian Magazine, mosquitoes able to smell lactic acid and other substances contained in sweat. Then they also will be looking for people with a higher body temperature.

Mosquitoes also have an interest in blood type O were twice as high than blood type A. They are also interested in a high carbon dioxide levels and able to smell gas from distances as far as 164 meters.