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EVERYONE HAS been
bitten by one, but this tiny insect causes more
human suffering than any other organism: over one
million people die from diseases borne by
mosquitoes every year.
Mosquito explores how its twenty-five hundred
species have invaded not only bodies but culture
too: every language acknowledges the insect's
fearsome reputation and pays a grudging respect to
the tiny terror. As the Dalai Lama says, "If you
think you are too small to make a difference try
sleeping with a mosquito."
Richard
Swift is a long-time Canadian editor of The
New Internationalist.
Trigger Issues
This new
series presents individual entities that have had
an explosive effect on the modern world. Each is
examined from multiple angles showing their
connections to major world issues, such as war,
money, and disease.
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