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!
