As I know, the mosquito is the most dangerous animal on Earth. Especially the females from the genus Anopheles.
The US organization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gives more information about these mosquitoes - There are approximately 3,500 species of mosquitoes grouped into 41 genera. Human malaria is transmitted only by females of the genus Anopheles. Of the approximately 430 Anopheles species, only 30-40 transmit malaria (i.e., are "vectors") in nature. Anopheles are found worldwide except Antarctica. Malaria is transmitted by different Anopheles species, depending on the region and the environment.
So, nobody is safe. Here in Europe, my father has been infectious during kidney operation and was close to death. Years after he went in Africa for two years and had to take pill every day. That helps. I've heard for new medicine, developed by a french pharmaceutical company. According the BBC, the pill combines a classic malaria drug amodiaquidine with artemisinin, which is extract from a Chinese plant. Other solution is the Malaria Vaccine. Foundations like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are giving millions of dollars to develop vaccines for malaria. This vaccine should attack the root of the problem, but the problem with the terrible sanitary conditions in Africa will still remain. In my country we have an expression - First help yourself, than God will give you a hand.
Why i'm postng all this?
- Malaria kills between up to 2m people a year, and affects 500m
- A child dies of malaria every 30 seconds in Africa
- An estimated 40% of the world population, mostly living in the world poorest countries, is at risk
- Malaria is the leading cause of death among the under-five children in sub-Saharan Africa
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