Daily Aha! w/ Dr. Oz

Daily Aha! Mosquitoes are more attracted to some people than others.

Female mosquitoes find blood—which they need in order to reproduce—in part by using smell receptors on their antennae and mouths. These receptors respond to chemical signals emanating from a host’s body (host = you). Humans give off several hundred such chemicals, and each of us has a unique blend, a chemical signature. The unlucky among us have more of the ingredients that skeeters love, so we get bitten more often