Mosquitoes killed more people than the two world wars did together!

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And malaria is responsible for almost 90% of those fatalities. As per one WHO report, mosquitoes kill nearly 7-10 lakh people annually by transmitting diseases.

than both of the world wars (60-70 millions) did together. So we can say that mosquito has killed more human in the last century (almost a million every year)

Elephantiasis - one of the world’s biggest causes of disability – is caused by mosquito. Mosquito can make you sick, disable, and in extreme cases dead.

Male mosquito quite comfortably lives off plants. Only female mosquitoes bite;

It contains the protein that female mosquito needs to develop eggs. Human blood help female mosquitoes in reproduction.

Their eyes are worthless! They can't see us clear enough to come for us. Mosquitoes detect us by the temperature and smell emitted by us.

The more you produce these, the more attractive target you become. That's why some people are more attacked by mosquitoes than other. Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide and lactic acid.

And it will take almost 12 lakh mosquito bites to drain you out of blood. Mosquitoes can drink a lot of blood; almost 3 times their weight.

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