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Why are mosquitoes so dangerous to humans? why can we get diseases from them if we're not insects?
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Mosquito bits: When a mosquito bites a person, germs from the mosquito's saliva can enter the person's blood.
Answered 5/4/2015
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They carry diseases: such as malaria and west nile among others.
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