Easily one of the most dangerous mosquitoes on earth, Aedes aegypti is infamous for wreaking havoc on humanity. It’s a known carrier of yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. But scientists are discovering that the way to protect the world from these disease-carrying insects is to fight fire with fire. Or, in this instance, a mosquito with a mosquito.
During the mid-1300s, the bubonic plague was a deadly and devastating epidemic that affected Europe and Asia. The plague arrived in Europe and Asia from 12 ships that had docked at a port in Sicilian, according to History.
Rogue waves recently dominated the news cycle in December 2022 after one slammed into a cruise ship off the coast of Argentina. The force of nature broke through windows on the ship, killing one woman and harming another four people.
The world no longer lives in fear of smallpox infections. The disease has taken around 300 million human lives throughout its reign of terror. But on May 8th, 1980, humanity breathed a collective sigh of relief: scientists announced that smallpox had been eradicated.
HPV, also known as the human papillomavirus, is a common infection spread through skin-to-skin contact. There is currently no cure for HPV. Vaccination is the best form of protection against the virus.
