How many mosquito bites does it take to kill a human being?
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I don't know if someone has ever died as a result for suffering too many mosquito bites, but I guess it could be possible. Any idea? I am wondering particularly about a possible death not related to any diseases like malaria, West Nile Virus, and such. Ok.
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Answer:
The average human at about 150 pounds has about five liters of blood in their body. A mosquito on average will suck five millionths (0.000005) of a liter of blood. So dividing, it would take 5/0.000005 = 1,000,000 mosquitos to drain all five liters from the human body. However, a loss of over 40% (about two liters), if untreated with a blood transfusion, will most likely result in death. So to answer your question fully, we divide 2 liters / 0.000005 liters to reach the conclusion that if 400,000 mosquitos simultaneously sucked blood from you, you could die.
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Other answers
Only one if it happens to be carrying certain infections and you don't get treatment in time. see: http://1.usa.gov/NYMBk9 . Additionally, rarely a mosquito bite can cause anaphylaxis, a potentially deadly allergic reaction (see http://1.usa.gov/P7pYwK).
Robert Pakter
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