The World Mosquito Day is being observed on Saturday across the globe including Bangladesh to raise awareness about the illness and disease caused by mosquitos.
According to the most recent statistics, over 435,000 people die each year from malaria worldwide. Not only that, but malaria is thought to affect around 219 million people worldwide each year.
Malaria is present in more than 100 nations. It’s a problem that mostly affects tropical locations around the world.
It marks the day when Sir Ronald Ross discovered the link between female mosquito and malaria, which changed the course of medical history.
The mosquito is possibly the only predator in human history to have thrived through millennia, bringing death and destruction through a variety of vector-borne illnesses, particularly malaria.
In Bangladesh, 17 people died of Dengue so far in the current year.
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