Which Blood Types do Mosquitoes Prefer?

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One of the already well-published discoveries is that people with blood type O are much more likely to attract mosquito bites than people with other blood types.

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A 2004 study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology found mosquitoes landed on people with type O blood nearly twice as often as those with type A. Those with type B blood fell in the middle of the spectrum. Typically, for 85 percent of us, our blood type is revealed through a chemical we have on our skin, which makes mosquitoes more attracted to us.

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