Warning: Deadly Mosquito Virus Found In Alabama

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MOSQUITOS KILL AROUND 725,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR!

That is really hard to believe. However, it is absolutely true.

That huge number makes them the deadliest creature on this planet.

What comes in #2?

Human beings. Humans kill around 400,000 other humans each year.

This is very interesting. Ten facts about mosquitos, the world's deadliest animal can be found RIGHT HERE.

This deadly annoyance is now here and extremely active here in Alabama as summer begins.

When you add in storms, as we have seen of late, we can just forget about it.

Alabama is the home to around 60 different species of mosquitoes, and guess what the worst part is...

THEY ARE HUNGRY!

You, me, and the rest of us are a definite food source for these little....umm....well, you know.

These deadly creatures will also try to feed on our pets if they can get to them.

The mosquitoes now, are being found and have been found in our state with a very serious virus.

According to WKRG-TV in Mobile, in the last couple of Summers, the Mobile County Health Department has confirmed a positive test for the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus in a trapped mosquito.

Multiple deadly diseases are carried via the mosquito, like malaria, west nile virus, zika, and yellow fever.

Alabama has a good handle on these deadly diseases, with only a few deaths last year. However, our neighbors in Georgia are much higher up on the list of folks infected.