is simply because they kill more people than any other animal on earth. Because of their blood sucking habits and plentifulness, mosquitoes are the most effective vectors, or carriers of disease, in the world. Every year, 30,000 people die from yellow fever for example, a viral disease transmitted by the bites of mosquitoes throughout Africa and the Americas. Dengue fever is on the rise in the Americas thanks these little turd wads, and then there's malaria, an incurable disease caused by the parasite plasmodium, and its only way of getting around is by mosquito. There are more than 200 million cases of malaria worldwide, and every year more than 600,000 people die from it, the vast majority of its victims in Africa. It's estimated that more than one million people die every year from all the diseases carried by mosquitoes. And if you want to do something about it, then visit our friends at malarianomore.org. Explore the science, get the latest news, and find out how you can literally decrease world suck by fighting the spread of mosquito-born diseases