What is history's deadliest pandemic?

The covid-19 pandemic may have derailed the world in 2020, but a far deadlier disease has shaped human history for thousands of years. Malaria defeated armies, fuelled the slave trade and jump-started the modern environmental movement.

[wscottwolf]

The "Mosquito Effect" makes the "Butterfly Effect" seem like child's play.

[beth-biyv]

This is so interesting. The sound effects of the mosquito in the background has me paranoid and twitchy though.

[bevanfindlay]

I spent time in Africa and had malaria twice. While it's treatable and even preventable, it's not at all fun to have.

[davidiadeleke]

Watching this while recovering from malaria 😡🥴

[michelangelomissoni]

Being a so called “Mozungo” in Uganda during my year abroad there, malaria pills were my daily routine for months. I felt awful that my homestay family’s newborn baby got malaria ... twice!!.. during my time there. When I would offer my pills they would tell me that for them it was like catching the flu, and no to worry. Of course I would lie awake worried. In fact I still worry about them all the time. I hope this wretched epidemic is wiped off the face of the earth. And lil Amos has a long and healthy life.

[TheArctofireHD]

This was absolutely fascinating. I had absolutely no idea about most of this stuff. Thanks a lot!

[simonenasty]

in Italy it was a big problem until the 1930s when Mussolini made various plans to eradicate it, such as clean up swamps, build dams and introduce some species of fish

[imomoh]

I'm surprised they did not mention Sickle cell trait, which is a genetic response to malaria.

[Humza_.]

The cost of eradicating malaria is a rounding error of the US defense budget. Gut military spending and fix real problems!

[jdmmg]

I hope so much the world will put enough effort in the research to end this issue. My best friend's sister passed away because of it. She was 30:(...

[rommelzambrano]

Thumbs way, way up for this video. very informative and more. I learn a lot. Merry Christmas and happy 2021. Greetings from Cali, Colombia.

[gcsusetyo]

Malaria is horrible! I contracted malaria in West Papua. Most of my Papuan friends are immune--this lady in an organisation I visited said she was having malaria, she said it was like a light flu. She kept working in the office while eating soups. Two weeks later I caught malaria--not a light flu! Debilitating fever, fainted, trouble breathing, bone pains, bitter sweat,
couldn't eat, got bedridden for a month.

Respect to Senegal for their work in eradicating malaria! Western Indonesia already did, but not yet in the East--hopefully it will catch up soon!

[FabioTheGreat]

In my country, malaria helped defeat the South Africans apartheid regime in the Kuito Kunavale war.

[nicholasschroeder]

In my travels I avoided malarial countries: I just didn't want to deal.

[martinschmid]

Malaria is not a pandemic, it's an epidemic. The plasmodium is dependent on mosquitos, which can only live in a warm climate. Therefore, the disease is restricted to a certain area, not the whole world (which is the definition of pandemic)

[pickles]

Everyone should see this. At least it will help us all understand each other.

[ekospeeder]

While in Papua Indonesia, this disease is still a big issue. Even my friend told me a joke, the proof you've been to Papua is that only after got infected with Malaria.
No idea whether this is true or not

[teeIck]

this video is very helpful. 🧗‍♂️
its showing an accurate and deep understanding; great perceptive. 💡

Muito obrigado for all the insightful information.. 🤝

[oldmanfromscenetwentyfour]

Ignorance is the world's greatest pandemic.

[ashissamuel]

I had malaria when i was 5..
It really hard and very exhausting...