Health Topics – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts
Jun 19, 2026 · 1 min · 3 segments
Mosquito borne illnesses may include those caused by viruses or parasites. With factors such as frequent international travel and climate change, conditions are improving for malaria to be seen more…
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Elizabeth TracyThe biggest killer is malaria.
So Anopheles mosquitoes kill about 600,000 people every year from an infected bite.
Most of those are children.
The amazing fact is that mosquitoes kill more humans than humans do, which is mind-boggling to think about, that mosquitoes really are the most dangerous animal on this planet.
It's only the female mosquito that bites for the proteins that are in our blood.
Blood meal indicates she's going to be able to lay her next generation of eggs.
The biggest killer is malaria.
So Anopheles mosquitoes kill about 600,000 people every year from an infected bite.
Most of those are children.
The amazing fact is that mosquitoes kill more humans than humans do, which is mind-boggling to think about, that mosquitoes really are the most dangerous animal on this planet.
It's only the female mosquito that bites for the proteins that are in our blood.
Blood meal indicates she's going to be able to lay her next generation of eggs.
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