Mosquitoes: Man's Greatest Nemesis

It has been estimated that over humanities history more than 50 billion people have been killed by mosquitoes. That is approximately half of all humans that have lived on this tiny blue dot killed by mosquitoes. For this reason, mosquitoes have been called man’s greatest nemesis.

Mosquitoes are so dangerous to humans that some scientists have proposed eradicating them from this planet. Is that a good idea? Well, that’s up for debate. But what we do know is when we control the mosquito population less people are killed by their bites. 

What is a mosquito? Mosquitoes are a common, flying insect that lives in most parts of the world, except Iceland for reasons no one knows. Over 3,500 types of mosquitoes can be found worldwide. Mosquitoes have been vectors of a lot of nasty viruses, such as malaria and yellow fever, for thousands of years. But up to a little over a hundred years ago, we didn’t even know that mosquitoes caused these diseases. 

So, are mosquitos better than human? For this tiny animal, the answer is no, they are not better than human.  Well, maybe they are ...

Listen now to learn how this wee bug has changed the course of humankind. 

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