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December 23, 2024

Bitten and Laden, Get a Boost from Another Bite!

By Ndaba Sibanda

Bitten and Laden, Get a Boost from Another Bite!

Somewhere somehow, to someone, it’s a menace
that can turn human life into an irksome furnace.

Doyens say it’s the reason why there’s premature mortality.
A rain of pain, fatigue, rash and nausea: its signs vary in severity.

It boasts, bells round since its brutal bites become swollen and scratchy.
It tucks into a blood meal from a human being. Sorry, it’s sickening and scary!

Parasites, bacteria or viruses, it transmits them when it injects one.
You’re probably thinking of COVID-19. Hmn? Experts say: not that one.

For now, the ominous mosquito can brag, buzz, bite and sway
but experts are stepping up their game and closing in on it, they say.

[The ray is that insects infected with modified malaria parasites increase immunity.]
Think of a malaria vaccine that will be delivered by a mosquito bite! It’s a possibility!







Article © Ndaba Sibanda. All rights reserved.
Published on 2024-12-09
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