Understanding the Deadliest Species

Diseases are a bane to human society. If left untreated a serious disease can cause huge distress to human lives which prolong over a shorter or longer period or ultimately cause unnatural death. In ancient times, when humanity was still in its raw stage of understanding and perceiving the surrounding, the assumption was that diseases are forms of evil powers and curse from the Almighty or God. But with the evolution of science and logic, realization seeped into humans about the causes of different kinds of diseases resulting in the development of their remedies.



Reasons for the existence of Diseases

The reason for the existence of diseases is quite logical. There are 8.7 million species existing on earth and plants are the only species that can produce their own food. Rest all species are dependent on other species. Some species feed on the essentials of other species, to survive and evolve. This occurs in two ways: -

    1. Either affect directly by killing and feeding on other species
    2. By extracting essentials like body fluids of the host.

Diseases occur due to the second category of species and in the case of humans, the species that affects the most is mosquitoes. They feed on human blood and in that process transmit harmful viruses and pathogens that cause diseases in humans.

About Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are the most dangerous species posing a threat to the humanity. According to a report it has been estimated that mosquitoes spreading various diseases claims 1 million lives on average, annually. Mosquitoes can spread a variety of viruses and pathogens that adversely affects human lives on a longer or shorter span. But not all mosquitoes affect humans. In total out of 3,500 species, 2,700 species affect humans with diseases and claiming lives.

Diseases spread by mosquitoes

Mosquito bite causes 6 of the deadliest disease in humans. They are: -

    1. Malaria
    2. Dengue fever
    3. Chikungunya
    4. Zika fever
    5. Lymphatic filariasis
    6. Japanese encephalitis

Remedies and Prevention

With the advancement of science and technology, there are a lot of medicines invented that provide effective cure to most of such diseases but prevention should be the first priority as prevention is better than cure.

As residential places are our primary place where we spend most of our time, the following steps ensure securing our surrounding to a great extent: -

    1. The decongestion of water-clogged areas in the surrounding- as mosquitoes usually breed in stagnant clear water clogged areas.

    2. Fixing mosquito mesh for windows- this will eliminate the way of entrance for such mosquitoes at home, even when the windows are wide open.

    3. Using repellant devices in our homes that are harmless to humans but repels and kills mosquitoes.

While staying outdoors, we can apply mosquito replant lotion on our exposed skin, to prevent any type of dangerous mosquito bites.

Hence, staying aware and taking needful steps to secure our lives and lives of the loved ones is always fruitful in the long run.

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