
7 Reasons Why You Get Bitten By Mosquitoes More Than Everyone Else
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For all those who have been personally victimised by mosquitos.
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Hands up if you’ve ever been personally victimised by gnats and mosquitos.
Have you ever wondered what it is that makes your blood so damn delicious for the little pesky flying bastards?
1. Turns out there are a bunch of reasons! How much carbon dioxide you exude to how appetising you are to the buggers.
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People with a larger body mass and pregnant people produce more carbon dioxide, which means they’re also more likely to be bitten.
2. A could also mean you are more likely to be bitten.
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Which again, makes people with a larger body mass and pregnant people more susceptible as they generally have a greater body temperature. Everyone is also at greater risk when they’re exercising, because this also raises your body temperature.
3. Your blood type is also a factor in how likely you are.

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concluded that people with type O blood are significantly more attractive than people with type A blood to mosquitos. However, this was a very small study that hasn’t been repeated since, so take these results with a pinch of salt.
4. also showed that only some people secrete chemicals through their skin that indicate what blood type they have.

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Some people do not secrete those chemicals at all, making them less likely to be bitten, the lucky bastards.
5. The on your skin is another factor.

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We all have a unique and beautiful flora of microbes living on our skin. In fact, we have more microbes on our skin than actual skin cells. We’re actually just walking masses of germs. Anyway, the unique composition of our microbes affect how much mosquitos want to bite us.
6. Exercising also makes you more appealing.

7. Lastly, drinking beer may also contribute to your status as mosquito bait.

So, if you don’t want to be bitten, avoid drinking beer, going to the gym, and getting pregnant. Also, be sure to change your genetic background!
