What if we killed all mosquitoes?

PARIS — The deadliest animals are not lions, spiders or snakes, but the tiny mosquitoes that suck our blood, make us itchy and infect us with disease. Mosquitoes kill around 760,000 people every year, according to research site Our World in Data, with humans ourselves coming a distant second. This is because mosquitoes account for 17 percent of all infectious diseases, including malaria, dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika. READ: Why are some people mosquito magnets? Clues are emerging And as the world warms due to human-driven climate change, mosquitoes are roaming to new areas during longer summers, raising fears […]... Keep on reading: What if we killed all mosquitoes?

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