ABSTRACT
It is rather surprising to consider how one of the oldest and biggest threats to humanity could be found in something as small as the mosquito. Indeed, for hundreds of thousands of years mosquitoes, and the malaria parasites residing within them, have exacted a toll so high that it compelled the human body to evolve – including Duffy negativity and sickle cell, two types of genetic mutations on an individual’s red blood cells – in order to endure its consequences (Packard 2007: 29–31). And yet, for as much attention as the subject of malaria has gained within the public sphere, there remains a void concerning its effects and implications beyond individual health.
