The deadliest animal in the world isn't the Bengal tiger or the Great White Shark: it's the mosquito. The World Health Organization estimates that mosquitoes kill that kill roughly 750,000 people per year through the spread of disease. This episode features fascinating expert insights and first hand accounts from victims, activists and researchers, and looks at ways humans have attempted to mitigate the deadly cost of one of planet Earth's tiniest--and deadliest--creatures.

The deadliest animal in the world isn't the Bengal tiger or the Great White Shark: it's the mosquito. The World Health Organization estimates that mosquitoes kill that kill roughly 750,000 people per year through the spread of disease. This episode features fascinating expert insights and first hand accounts from victims, activists and researchers, and looks at ways humans have attempted to mitigate the deadly cost of one of planet Earth's tiniest--and deadliest--creatures.