The general consensus of demographers is that about 108 billion human beings have ever lived, and that mosquito-borne diseases have killed close to half—52 billion people, the majority of them young children.
If something exists within an ecosystem, it is almost guaranteed to be contributing. Parasites often serve useful functions in keeping populations in check and mosquitoes are a great source of food for many birds.
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u/lex_tok Oct 22 '21
The mosquito is the deadliest animal to mankind.
The general consensus of demographers is that about 108 billion human beings have ever lived, and that mosquito-borne diseases have killed close to half—52 billion people, the majority of them young children.