After thousands of years, mosquito nets are now indispensable in Africa

When it comes to mosquitoes, it is undoubtedly a creature that people all over the world hate. Even people who like to raise special pets can raise snakes and crocodiles, but it is rare to hear that people can raise mosquitoes, and we know how unpopular it is. The reason for this is related to the mosquito's habit of sucking blood. It needs blood to reproduce, so it will bite people and animals, which will also lead to itching and the spread of infectious diseases. Therefore, every country and region attaches great importance to mosquitoes. If we want to say which region hates mosquitoes most, perhaps we need to talk about Africa.

As one of the seven continents in the world, people will undoubtedly think of the word "poverty" when talking about Africa. This is not wrong. Africa is the region with the lowest human development index. Among the more than 30 local countries, most of them are the least developed countries in the world and are at the end of the world in terms of per capita. Therefore, Africa is indeed poor. Poverty will naturally bring many problems. For example, in terms of mosquito control, Africa is the most serious malaria area in the world. Nearly 80% of malaria cases in the world come from Africa, and most Africans are in areas at risk of malaria infection. For example, in Kenya, 70% of the local population is at risk of malaria. We know how much this disease affects Africa. Therefore, how to control mosquitoes has become the top priority of African countries, and one of them is an artifact of China in the 1990s, which is popular here.

This artifact is actually a mosquito net. It should be familiar to many older people. It is a kind of tent with a small grid, which can isolate mosquitoes. It is a Chinese invention with a history of more than 2000 years. As for the description of mosquito nets, the earliest record in China can be traced back to the spring and Autumn period. Because mosquitoes were rampant, the ancients invented this thing to prevent and control mosquito nets. It is commendable that this invention has improved the life of China for thousands of years and is still very popular today. Many friends in the 1990s should live on it in summer. However, with the development of science and technology, the current increase in mosquito repellent products has made mosquito nets less popular, and even eliminated. Families in most regions have rarely seen this mosquito repellent product. However, in Africa, this little thing has saved many African children and brought the gospel of health.

The popularity of mosquito nets in Africa should be after 2000. With the increase of economic and trade between China and Africa, mosquito nets have become one of the most favorite Chinese commodities for Africans because of their excellent effects. And mosquito nets are shipped to Africa in large quantities because they are the most important materials donated to Africa. In the United States, a girl named Katherine even got the title of "mosquito net ambassador" for her continuous donation of mosquito nets to Africa. However, most of Chinese and foreign stars choose mosquito nets when donating materials to Africa. We know how important this thing is to Africans. And its role is also very obvious. At present, the number of malaria patients in Africa has decreased greatly compared with that before 2000, and the mosquito net is a great contribution.