Post by mr potatohead on Jan 1, 2022 10:03:02 GMT
I'm beginning to ponder the idea that all of the illness labeled as being caused by "virus" (and possibly even bacteria?) may actually be parasites, carried by birds or animals and, initially at least, transmitted to humans by mosquitos. So then, the words "virus" and "parasite" could be terms for the same organism.
I've found references for up to 18 diseases that are transmitted by mosquitos and malaria isn't the only one that's known to be caused by parasites.
Notice the interchangeability of the words "virus" and "parasite" in THIS LINK.
At least the mosquitos are honest, not trying to convince anyone that their jab is beneficial.
I've found references for up to 18 diseases that are transmitted by mosquitos and malaria isn't the only one that's known to be caused by parasites.
Five years ago, Bill Gates wrote in his blog that the deadliest animal in the world is the mosquito. When it comes to killing humans, no other animal even comes close. According to the World Health Organization, about 725,000 people are killed every year by mosquito-borne diseases. In an update of a post from 2015, I will go over 18 parasitic and viral infections that humans can contract from a mosquito bite.
(LINK includes a video and other info.)
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(LINK includes a video and other info.)
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Notice the interchangeability of the words "virus" and "parasite" in THIS LINK.
Mosquitoes transmit a variety of diseases of medical or veterinary importance such as malaria, filariasis, encephalitis, yellow fever, dengue, Rift Valley fever, and other diseases [6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16]. Malaria is the most commonly known mosquito-borne disease in the world, and close to 50% of the world’s population live in areas at risk of infection [17]. In 2019, malaria was responsible for about 210 million febrile cases and 405,000 deaths, with more than 90% of cases occurring in sub-Saharan Africa [17]. Some arboviral diseases are also spreading worldwide, especially dengue, with 40% of the population infected globally and about 3.9 billion people living in areas at risk of contracting the disease, whereas about 10 years ago, less than 13% of the world’s population and about 2.5 billion people were at risk [18]. The remaining arboviral diseases are associated with severe symptoms or high lethality in humans (yellow fever), abortion (zika), or acute febrile symptoms associated with pain and fever (chikungunya) [19,20,21]. Apart from these well-known vector-borne diseases, mosquitoes are also involved in the transmission of a large variety of pathogens affecting both humans and animals, such as the West Nile virus (Flaviviridae, Flavivirus), Rift Valley fever (Phenuiviridae, Phlebovirus), Wesselsbron virus (Flaviviridae, Flavivirus), Middelburg virus (Togaviridae, Alphavirus), Wuchereria bancrofti (Spirurida, Onchocercidae), avian malaria, avian trypanosomiasis, avian filarial worms, and bacterial diseases [15, 19, 21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33]. Many of these diseases are less frequent in humans and mostly affect animals, and there are still insufficient data on their prevalence and distribution in different environments in the Afrotropical region.
Parasites and Vectors - Biomedcentral
Parasites and Vectors - Biomedcentral
At least the mosquitos are honest, not trying to convince anyone that their jab is beneficial.