The document discusses mosquitoes and the diseases they can transmit such as dengue, yellow fever, malaria, and West Nile fever. It notes that mosquitoes transmit diseases to over 700 million people annually, causing at least 2 million deaths. It provides tips on different types of mosquitoes and how to kill them, such as using small pillows or conducting extensive research. The document emphasizes doing research and understanding risks when fighting against mosquitoes, which can be sneaky and persistent.

1. What I’ve learned about
mosquitoes!
How it’s important for your start-up…
@shockeyk

2. Congratulations!!!
Round of applause for our hosts and
organizers

3. What I’ve learned …

4. What I’ve learned (so far)…
Be afraid (very afraid)
How to kill them

5. Be afraid (very afraid)!

6. A long, long time ago…
Officer in the United States Army
Biomedical Information Systems Officer
Medical Service Corp.
Officer Basic Course
How diseases spread
US Army Africa

7. What spreads disease?
Virus
Bacteria
Parasites
But how are these bugs spread around?
1. Water
2. Contact
3. Mosquitoes

8. Our enemy, the mosquito…
smccann

9. Our enemy, really?

10. Our enemy, really? (Yes, really!)
The principal mosquito borne diseases:
Dengue

11. Andy Irons
soulsurfer3

12. Our enemy, really? (Yes, really!)
The principal mosquito borne diseases:
Dengue

13. Our enemy, really? (Yes, really!)
The principal mosquito borne diseases:
Dengue
Yellow fever

14. Our enemy, really? (Yes, really!)
The principal mosquito borne diseases:
Dengue
Yellow fever
Malaria

15. Our enemy, really? (Yes, really!)
The principal mosquito borne diseases:
Dengue
Yellow fever
Malaria
West Nile fever

16. Our enemy, really? (Yes, really!)
The principal mosquito borne diseases:
Dengue
Yellow fever
Malaria
West Nile fever
Chikungunya

17. Our enemy, really? (Yes, really!)
Transmit disease to more than 700 million
people annually in Africa, South America,
Central America, Mexico and Asia
At least 2 million people annually die of
these diseases.

18. What the hell?
Fear
Risk

19. What insect are we afraid of?

20. Risk assessment
Make sure you’re afraid of the right things
Conduct extensive market research

21. How to kill your enemy!
Extensive mosquito research
15 years of field research in Puerto Rico
Damn, do we have a lot of mosquitoes!
Three types of mosquitoes
Dive bombers
Zig zaggers
Buzzers

22. Dive Bombers
dr_relling

23. Zig Zaggers
From future Hall of
Famer Hockey great
Wayne Gretzky:
Hljod.Huskona
“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not
where it has been.”

24. Buzzers
Most likely to arrive when trying to take a
nap
Small Pillow
Preparation
Sneak attack

25. No Remorse
Life and death
Actually helping them achieve
enlightenment

26. Observations
Mosquitoes are sneaky
Hide in the dark
Hide when you look at them
Extremely persistent

27. Entrepreneurial Conclusions
Do your research
Go do some more research
Understand your risks
Anticipation
Persistence
"Karma is a Mother Fucker" -- Unknown

28. Questions?

29. Thank You
Remember: The only good mosquito is a
dead mosquito…
gag street