New mosquito worry: Deadly parasites
Brush, then squash. Remember those three words and that technique the next time you catch a mosquito dining on your arm or leg, and you'll go a long way to protecting yourself from a potentially lethal parasitic micro-organism that may be in the mosquito, and is especially dangerous to those with weakened immune systems.
From Rutgers
Rutgers-Newark Scientist: Potentially Lethal Parasite Can Be Transmitted By Mosquitoes