Chinese analysis suggests A blood type detrimental for CV

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The Chinese came up with a study that says people who had A blood type had over 50% higher chance of becoming critical than those with O blood type. Doctors in other countries said they were skeptical. But I wonder why other countries don't perform similar analysis. Europe has a much higher prevalence of A blood type than Asia, so I wonder if Caucasians are more vulnerable to the virus than Asians (Caucasians have a prevalence of A blood type of 40% vs 27% for Asians.)


 
@FRV2

Would not have believed it so. But Terminix appears to confitm this.


So perhaps mosquitoes like me because of my high metabolic rate, not because of my B blood type.

Metabolism

According to Day, a person’s metabolic rate could also attract mosquitoes. The insects use carbon dioxide as a means of locating the source of their meal. The higher your metabolic rate, the more carbon dioxide you produce, making you more attractive to mosquitoes. This means people who have recently worked out, pregnant women or those who just have high resting metabolic rates, could be more attractive to mosquitoes.
 
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