A virus borne on mosquito wings
Carries more than a bite that stings
It can spell certain doom
For the baby in the womb
Joy is replaced by tears
As the virus shrinks the baby's brain
Leaving parents in tears
And mothers to be in fear
The genetic code of mosquitoes modified
The new world order has been codified
There is no place to hide
As the virus spreads far and wide
When mosquitoes become bionic
There is reason to panic
Everything may seem alright
Until the dreaded mosquito bites!
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Note: In 2015 genetically modified mosquitoes were released in Brazil.
Also Larvicide was put in the drinking water in the places where the birth defects occurred.
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