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Mosquito spit primes your body for disease—so scientists want to make an anti-saliva vaccine

Every time a mosquito bites you, she injects a bunch of goodies into your bloodstream. These ingredients help her to slurp up a meal by stopping your blood from clotting and keeping your blood vessels dilated. However, mosquito spit serves a more nefarious purpose as well. Scientists reported today that mosquito saliva causes far-reaching changes in the immune system that...