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It’s hard to believe, but just malaria—which is transmitted exclusively by mosquitoes—is responsible for on the order of half of all human deaths throughout his
by zaroth 9y ago
It’s hard to believe, but just malaria—which is transmitted exclusively by mosquitoes—is responsible for on the order of half of all human deaths throughout history.
~50 billion lives.
- vanattab 9y agoYou have a source for that stat I would be interested in learning more about how the calculate such a stat.
- jMyles 9y agoFirst of all, that is probably a myth[0]. And second, if we're talking about present day, malaria is way behind heart disease (largely caused by sugary foods). And in developed nations, its way behind automobiles. And in the USA, it's way behind opioids. So my comment wasn't totally off. 0: http://factmyth.com/factoids/malaria-killed-half-the-people-who-have-ever-lived/ http://factmyth.com/factoids/malaria-killed-half-the-people-...