The World’s Deadliest Animal
It doesn’t roar. It doesn’t chase. Most of the time, you don’t even see it coming.
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When we think of dangerous animals, we picture sharks, snakes, or perhaps big cats. But the most lethal creature on Earth is much smaller—and much more familiar.
The mosquito is responsible for more deaths each year than any other animal on the planet.
Not because of its bite itself, but because of what it carries. Diseases like malaria, dengue fever, Zika virus, and yellow fever are all spread by mosquitoes. Each year, these tiny insects cause over 600,000 deaths, most of them in children under five.
The good news? Prevention works. Simple steps—like bed nets, vaccines, and eliminating standing water—have saved millions of lives around the world.
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