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How Many Types of Anopheles Mosquitoes Cause Malaria?

November 18, 2013 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

Question: How many types of anopheles mosquitoes are there and which cause malaria? Answer: According to CDC, there are approximately 3,500 species of mosquitoes grouped into 41 genera. Human malaria is transmitted only by females of the genus Anopheles. Of the approximately 430 Anopheles species, only 30-40 transmit malaria (i.e., are "vectors") in nature. Read more about Anopheles … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles Mosquitoes, Malaria transmission

Causes of Malaria

January 2, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is malaria usually caused by? ANSWER 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 Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles Mosquitoes, causes of malaria, Malaria transmission, Plasmodium, red blood cells

Mosquito Immune System Can Be Engineered to Block Malaria

December 22, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that the Anopheles mosquito’s innate immune system could be genetically engineered to block the transmission of the malaria-causing parasite to humans. In addition, they showed that the genetic modification had little impact on the mosquito’s fitness under laboratory conditions. “The immune system of the Anopheles mosquito is capable of killing a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Anopheles Mosquitoes, George Dimopoulos, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute

Wolbachia Bacteria Reduce Parasite Levels and Kill the Mosquitos that Spreads Malaria

May 19, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Wolbachia are bacteria that infect many insects, including mosquitoes. However, Wolbachia do not naturally infect Anopheles mosquitoes, which are the type that spreads malaria to humans. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that artificial infection with different Wolbachia strains can significantly reduce levels of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Anopheles Mosquitoes, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Plasmodium Falciparum, wAlbB, wMelPop, Wolbachia

Anopheles Mosquitoes

September 13, 2010 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Anopheles Mosquitoes Diagram of Adult Female Mosquito   Malaria is transmitted among humans by female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. Female mosquitoes take blood meals to carry out egg production, and such blood meals are the link between the human and the mosquito hosts in the parasite life cycle. The successful development of the malaria parasite in the mosquito … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Overview Tagged With: Anopheles Mosquitoes

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