Like encouraging or even enforcing insecticide bans in places that have Malaria... kills thousands of peeps every year, waaaay more than the insecticides ever would.
Indeed. There are so many scientific advances we take for granted. Look at how great mosquito netting is, and how few people had it until so recently (and how many people still don't have it!) despite the risks of vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue.
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