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minus-squareLiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoI never like calling mosquitoes the deadliest animal. They’re a disease vector, not the actual death-cause.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-25 hours agoThat’s like saying that guns don’t kill people, bullets do. If mosquitoes are a major vector for the disease, then they should definitely share the responsibility for the death toll.
minus-squareIronfacebuster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoI’m not entirely sure how accurate that comparison would be, the mosquito isn’t designed to spread disease, it’s just a byproduct. Contrary to the bullet which is designed to kill and isn’t just coincidentally deadly
I never like calling mosquitoes the deadliest animal. They’re a disease vector, not the actual death-cause.
That’s like saying that guns don’t kill people, bullets do.
If mosquitoes are a major vector for the disease, then they should definitely share the responsibility for the death toll.
I’m not entirely sure how accurate that comparison would be, the mosquito isn’t designed to spread disease, it’s just a byproduct. Contrary to the bullet which is designed to kill and isn’t just coincidentally deadly