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malaria is caused by a sporozoan that lives inside a mosquito. When the mosquito sucks a human's blood, it also transmits the sporozoan to the human. Basically, malaria is transmitted to humans through mosquitos. Not all mosquito bites give people malaria, however. Most of the cases are localized to Africa. Places near the equator.
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Relationship between malaria and mosquitoes?
Some misquitoes in parts of the world give people malaria. ________________________________________________________________________ mainly, you catch malaria from mosquitos that have been infected. they are infected by laying eggs and being born out of dirty water
What mosquitoes cause Malaria?
People are infected by the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito.
How does Malaria affect people's social lives?
when people are infected with malaria, it makes them so sick that they have to stay in bed which makes it easier for mosquitoes to come and sting them. the infected mosquitoes can then infect other people.
How does a mosqito get malaria?
Mosquitoes pick up the malaria parasite (Plasmodium) from the blood of infected people when it bites them, it can then transmit the parasite to other people.
How is malaria contracted?
Malaria is usually contracted from an infected mosquito
Is malaria is an airborne disease?
no, malaria is caused by an infected mosquito biting a human or animal
How does one become infected with malaria?
mosquito's
How do you get maliria?
It is transited to people, by mosquitoes infected with the malaria parasite. It's specifically and solely, the Anopheles mosquito.
Is malaria only spread through mosqitoes?
Malaria normally spreads by bite of infected mosquitoes. Rarely the disease is transmitted by transfusion of infected blood.
How is malaria caused?
Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anophelesmosquitoes can transmit malaria and they must have been infected through a previous blood meal taken on an infected person. When a mosquito bites an infected person, a small amount of blood is taken in which contains microscopic malaria parasites. About 1 week later, when the mosquito takes its next blood meal, these parasites mix with the mosquito's saliva and are injected into the person being bitten.
Is typhoid fever related to malaria?
No. Not at all. Malaria is a parasitic infection from mosquitoes. You can treat malaria by anti-malaria drugs. There is no vaccine. Typhoid fever is caused by a bacteria. People infected by this bacteria can spread it to other people who contaminate food or water. There is a typhoid vaccine and the infection can be treated with antibiotics.
How long does it take a child to die of Malaria?
Infants infected with malaria do not survive to age 1
