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10. Thanks for the numbers. Here are the greatest killers in the world.
Wed Aug 24, 2022, 08:39 AM
Aug 2022
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/how-many-people-are-killed-by-mosquitos-every-year.html
The tiny mosquito is actually more than a buzzing nuisance- it is the deadliest creature in the whole world. Yes, the lowly mosquito kills more individuals than any other animal each year. Thankfully, we can easily kill this bug with one swat, but mosquitoes can also sneak up on us and bite us before we even know we are a target, making them a formidable foe that can be tricky to control.

Reports indicate that mosquitoes killed about 830,000 people worldwide in 2018. Astoundingly, these pests have been known to take out as many as two million people in just one year. According to the World Health Organization, over half of the world’s population lives where there is also a mosquito population present, which is daunting considering the destruction they can cause. Mosquitoes kill people by biting them when the mosquitoes are infected with certain potentially deadly diseases, spreading the illness to the person. It is thought that mosquitoes themselves become infected with some illnesses by first biting an infected animal, and then carrying the diseases over to a human victim.

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