Asian Spectator

Men's Weekly

.

La Crosse virus is the second-most common virus in the US spread by mosquitoes – and can cause severe neurological damage in rare cases

  • Written by Rebecca Trout Fryxell, Associate Professor of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, University of Tennessee
La Crosse virus is the second-most common virus in the US spread by mosquitoes – and can cause severe neurological damage in rare casesPeople catch La Crosse disease primarily from the bite of the eastern tree-hole mosquito – although two other species may also carry the virus.Nipol Plobmuang/EyeEm via Getty Images

For the Laudick family of Greensburg, Indiana, life forever changed on Aug. 5, 2013. That was the day 4-year-old Leah Laudick told her mom, Shelly, that she had a...

More Articles ...

  1. How Ukraine is adapting the ancient practice of trophy displays for modern propaganda
  2. Why are some people mosquito magnets and others unbothered? A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor and mindset
  3. Supreme Court to revisit LGBTQ rights – this time with a wedding website designer, not a baker
  4. In 1953, 'Queen-crazy' American women looked to Elizabeth II as a source of inspiration – that sentiment never faded
  5. Meditation holds the potential to help treat children suffering from traumas, difficult diagnoses or other stressors – a behavioral neuroscientist explains
  6. Yes, Black patients do want to help with medical research – here are ways to overcome the barriers that keep clinical trials from recruiting diverse populations
  7. Building something better: How community organizing helps people thrive in challenging times
  8. Ghost islands of the Arctic: The world’s ‘northern-most island’ isn’t the first to be erased from the map
  9. Intense heat waves and flooding are battering electricity and water systems, as America's aging infrastructure sags under the pressure of climate change
  10. Why household robot servants are a lot harder to build than robotic vacuums and automated warehouse workers

Magazine

Krisis legitimasi pejabat negara: Terpilih dalam pemilu, tapi gagal jaga kepercayaan rakyat

Pengendara motor melintasi alat kampanye untuk calon anggota legislatif nasional dan daerah jelang Pemilu 2024 di Bintaro, Tangerang Selatan, pada 29 Desember 2023.Gilangpnp/Shutterstock● Masyar...

Belajar dari pasangan Jawa dan Tionghoa: Strategi negosiasi untuk hubungan antar etnis

Pernikahan Antar Etnis antara Jawa dan TionghoaLipik Stock Media/Shuttershock● Pernikahan beda suku tak selalu kental dengan konflik antar etnis.● Pernikahan antar etnis justru menghasilka...

Diplomasi FOMO Prabowo: Simbolis, reaktif, berisiko mengancam legitimasi

Presiden Prabowo Subianto menghadiri BRICS Leaders Virtual Meeting dari kediaman pribadinya di Kertanegara, Jakarta Selatan, pada Senin, 8 September 2025.Cahyo/Biro Pers Sekretariat Presiden, CC BY ...