So it wasn't just that the people were more attractive, it was that the parasite was manipulating its host in some way to make it more attractive to mosquitoes, standing out like a beacon to attract more mosquitoes so that it could continue its life cycle.
Así que no era que la gente los atraía más, sino que el parásito manipulaba  al huésped de algún modo para hacerlo más atractivo  a los mosquitos como un faro para atraer a más mosquitos de modo que pudiera continuar con su ciclo vital.