North Carolina is home to a number of dangerous animals , including venomous snakes and spiders, alligators, sharks and stinging jellyfish.

But there's another animal that's even more deadly than any of these — and quite a bit smaller as well.

What is the world's deadliest animal?

In August, the CDC released an article calling the mosquito the world's deadliest animal, killing more people than any other creature in the world through a variety of diseases.

What diseases do mosquitoes carry?

Mosquitoes are known to carry malaria, West Nile, lymphatic filariasis, dengue, chikungunya, and zika. Each disease has its own symptoms and severity, but more than one of these could be fatal.

How many people do mosquitoes kill?

According to the WHO , vector-borne diseases (those transmitted from

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