The Real Swamp Monster
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We're joined by mosquito and disease expert Dr. Louisa Messenger of the Las Vegas PARAVEC lab. It turns out that gators and snakes aren't the big danger in a swamp. And this monster isn't constrained to swamps. In fact, it's probably in your own backyard.
Mosquito problem in Las Vegas
How to fight Mosquitos
Dr. Messenger's Lab website
Additional Reading:
History of antimalarial drugs
Modern use of Quinine
The Color Mauve
History of Malaria
Lyle Blackburn's Sinister Swamps (affiliate link)
Theodore Sturgeon's IT!
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