The Deadliest Creatures

 Mosquitos are said to kill about one million people a year.  The next deadly creature are humans who kill about 400,000 other humans a year.  This does not include the 703,000 that take their lives each year.   That makes mosquitos a very grave (pardon the pun) insect.  But why?  I lost a cousin who died in her prime from the West Nile virus that is a mosquito born disease.  Why ate mosquitos so deadly?

This is a question scientists have been asking since malaria Was discovered as a disease.  In August of 1897, it was discovered that malaria was spread by birds in the tropics and transferred to human through mosquitos.  There isn't much available to prevent the disease, but is treated with quinine and now similar type drugs.  The problem is with mosquitos themselves.  Insects don't just bite humans.  The deer tick is dangerous because of the parasites in the blood of deer.  

Birds, pigs, and just about any wild animal can spread diseases to humans by mosquitos and other biting insects.  And the fact is we can't do much for prevention, but early treatment can save lives.  

As for the second threat to humanity, it's not just guns that kill.  There has been a problem with humans killing humans since Cain killed Able, but to some that is a myth.  But while the story might explain some things, that story raises some questions too.  But the fact is that humans have been killing humans since the beginning of time.  There just isn't much we can do about that except to pass laws.  But laws won't prevent murder.  It is a part of our DNA that makes humans murder humans.  

One could argue that all species are capable of killing their own kind.  I don't have the space here to get into that kind of discussion.  But humans are capable of choosing.  I was surprised to see mosquitos first on this list.  I might be just as surprised to learn that humans are number two on that list.   That is all I will say about it here.  Nothing can prevent murder.  It's going to happen.

We can't tell deadly mosquitos to quarantine themselves or get treated for mental illness.  But there are ways to reduce murder, and maybe we just need to learn to chill out more.  I do this by smoking a pipe.  Yes, you knew I would get around to that.  I could relax with a glass of wine, or with meditation, or just deciding to chill out.  Anger is the one emotion that can cause the most problems.  We just need to learn to relax.  I've chosen to be the least angry I can possibly be.  One way I do this is with a pipe.  Today it's my Nording Angel pipe with Trpical Export.  Maybe now I can understand my wife's fear of bugs.  She hates them all.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave