so if I asked you what the deadliest creature on earth is what would you say
what about rats those little creeps can
what about rats those little creeps can give you a nasty case of hantavirus
give you a nasty case of hantavirus
give you a nasty case of hantavirus monkeys infected with Ebola that is
monkeys infected with Ebola that is
monkeys infected with Ebola that is horrible but no how about rabid dog nope
horrible but no how about rabid dog nope
horrible but no how about rabid dog nope it’s not dogs with rabies but seriously
it’s not dogs with rabies but seriously
it’s not dogs with rabies but seriously do not go near them no the most
do not go near them no the most
do not go near them no the most dangerous animal in the world weighs two
dangerous animal in the world weighs two
dangerous animal in the world weighs two and a half milligrams and you can kill
and a half milligrams and you can kill
and a half milligrams and you can kill it
it
it with a rolled-up newspaper the most
with a rolled-up newspaper the most
with a rolled-up newspaper the most dangerous animal in the world is the
dangerous animal in the world is the
dangerous animal in the world is the mosquito mosquitoes carry deadly
mosquito mosquitoes carry deadly
mosquito mosquitoes carry deadly diseases like malaria there are about
diseases like malaria there are about
diseases like malaria there are about seven billion people on the planet and
seven billion people on the planet and
seven billion people on the planet and 3.2 billion people at risk of
3.2 billion people at risk of
3.2 billion people at risk of contracting malaria 198 million people
contracting malaria 198 million people
contracting malaria 198 million people were infected with malaria in 2012 alone
were infected with malaria in 2012 alone
were infected with malaria in 2012 alone and an estimated 584 thousand people
and an estimated 584 thousand people
and an estimated 584 thousand people died from it that’s almost the total
died from it that’s almost the total
died from it that’s almost the total population of Las Vegas and it’s not
population of Las Vegas and it’s not
population of Las Vegas and it’s not just malaria mosquitoes also spread West
just malaria mosquitoes also spread West
just malaria mosquitoes also spread West Nile virus there have been an estimated
Nile virus there have been an estimated
Nile virus there have been an estimated 40,000 cases in the US alone the insect
40,000 cases in the US alone the insect
40,000 cases in the US alone the insect also carries dengue fever which kills
also carries dengue fever which kills
also carries dengue fever which kills about 22,000 people every year and now
about 22,000 people every year and now
about 22,000 people every year and now mosquitoes are spreading a disease
mosquitoes are spreading a disease
mosquitoes are spreading a disease called chikungunya it’s already been
called chikungunya it’s already been
called chikungunya it’s already been reported in 47 states
at the Centers for Disease Control they
at the Centers for Disease Control they are fighting back against the mosquito
are fighting back against the mosquito
are fighting back against the mosquito the CDC brings a lot of firepower to
the CDC brings a lot of firepower to
the CDC brings a lot of firepower to this fight it has a 6.6 billion dollar
this fight it has a 6.6 billion dollar
this fight it has a 6.6 billion dollar budget and 15,000 employees who work
budget and 15,000 employees who work
budget and 15,000 employees who work with some of the most high-tech medical
with some of the most high-tech medical
with some of the most high-tech medical equipment on the planet but despite all
equipment on the planet but despite all
equipment on the planet but despite all that their best tool in fighting malaria
that their best tool in fighting malaria
that their best tool in fighting malaria is definitely low-tech
at the CDC these guys have their own
at the CDC these guys have their own skin in the game about 500 to a thousand
skin in the game about 500 to a thousand
skin in the game about 500 to a thousand mosquitoes by bee per week in order to
mosquitoes by bee per week in order to
mosquitoes by bee per week in order to keep these mosquitoes alive I’m feeding
keep these mosquitoes alive I’m feeding
keep these mosquitoes alive I’m feeding them on myself they’ll use this blood to
them on myself they’ll use this blood to
them on myself they’ll use this blood to make eggs and to make babies who grow up
make eggs and to make babies who grow up
make eggs and to make babies who grow up and then feed on me as well Paul Howell
and then feed on me as well Paul Howell
and then feed on me as well Paul Howell is a scientist at the CDC this man knows
is a scientist at the CDC this man knows
is a scientist at the CDC this man knows his mosquitoes he collects them he
his mosquitoes he collects them he
his mosquitoes he collects them he studies them he sleeps with them and
studies them he sleeps with them and
studies them he sleeps with them and every week he feeds them on his own
every week he feeds them on his own
every week he feeds them on his own blood I can feel them actually inserting
blood I can feel them actually inserting
blood I can feel them actually inserting and probing the their little mouthpiece
and probing the their little mouthpiece
and probing the their little mouthpiece but I’ve been bit many times so I don’t
but I’ve been bit many times so I don’t
but I’ve been bit many times so I don’t feel the pain that most people would
feel the pain that most people would
feel the pain that most people would feel when the mosquito bites it the
feel when the mosquito bites it the
feel when the mosquito bites it the number one thing that everyone tells me
number one thing that everyone tells me
number one thing that everyone tells me is that why do you keep mosquitoes alive
is that why do you keep mosquitoes alive
is that why do you keep mosquitoes alive why aren’t you finding ways to kill them
why aren’t you finding ways to kill them
why aren’t you finding ways to kill them and I explained that we actually have to
and I explained that we actually have to
and I explained that we actually have to keep them alive so we can find better
keep them alive so we can find better
keep them alive so we can find better ways of killing them
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