Question: Is Malaria a contact disease between individuals?Answer: The short answer is no. Malaria cannot be transmitted from person to person; it is transmitted via the bite of infected mosquitoes. The only exceptions are between a mother and her unborn child (the malaria parasite can pass across the placenta during pregnancy, causing a condition known as "congenital malaria" in the baby) and … [Read more...]
How easily is malaria passed between humans?
QUESTIONCan malaria be passed between humans if one has a bloody nose or if sex tears the vagina and a small bleed occurs?ANSWERIt is extremely unlikely malaria would be transmitted via transfer of small amounts of blood. The only documented examples of direct transmission of malaria between humans is during blood transfusion, organ donation and from a mother to her unborn child, all … [Read more...]
Malaria Transmission by Contact?
QUESTIONIf you come in contact with someone who has had malaria can you get it from them?ANSWERNo. It is not transmissible directly between people. Most transmission of malaria occurs when a mosquito infected with the malaria parasites bites someone, who then may get malaria. In some cases, transfers of organs or large quantities of infected blood (such as during blood transfusion) may … [Read more...]
At what age can you get malaria?
QUESTIONWhat age do you get malaria?ANSWERMalaria is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito, and therefore any one living where malaria is present, at any age, is susceptible. To prevent malaria, sleep under a long-lasting insecticide treated bednet; make sure it is re-dipped in insecticide every year or so to maintain its efficacy. The mosquitoes which transmit malaria … [Read more...]
Ingestion of Malaria Blood
QUESTIONIf someone were to eat/ingest the blood of an infected individual would they become infected with malaria? If an infected person's blood was on their hands and they handled food, would eating the food put others at risk for malaria?ANSWERNo, you would not get infected with malaria, as the malaria parasites must be transmitted into a person's blood directly in order for them to … [Read more...]
Is Malaria Contagious Between Humans?
QUESTIONIf someone has malaria, is it contagious?ANSWERNo. Malaria cannot be transmitted via touching or saliva or air. In virtually all cases, it is only transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito, and so cannot be passed from one person to another. There are a few exception—because the parasite lives in certain organs and in the blood, it can sometimes be transmitted via … [Read more...]
Malaria: Mode of Transmission
QUESTIONWhat is the mode of transmission of Malaria?ANSWERMalaria is transmitted normally via the bite of an infected mosquito. These mosquitoes, always female and of the genus Anopheles, carry malaria parasites in their salivary glands. The parasites, at this part of their life cycle known as sporozoites, are introduced into the host's blood when the mosquito takes a blood meal. From … [Read more...]
Causes of Malaria
QUESTIONWhat are the causes of malaria?ANSWERMalaria 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...]
Malaria Transmission
QUESTIONHow is malaria transmitted?ANSWERMalaria 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 they … [Read more...]
Hereditary Malaria
QUESTIONCan malaria be passed on through heredity?ANSWERIn the vast majority of cases, malaria is only transmitted via the bite of an infected mosquito.However, if a pregnant woman becomes infected with malaria, she can pass the parasite to her unborn child via the placenta, or via blood transfer during childbirth. An infection in a newborn child, caused by infection in the mother … [Read more...]