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Is Malaria a Mosquito STD?

May 27, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Is Malaria a type of STD for mosquitoes? ANSWER No. Mosquitoes pick up the malaria parasite from feeding on the blood of infected humans. Since only female mosquitoes feed on blood (the males feed on nectar), male mosquitoes never get infected with the malaria parasite. The life cycle of malaria in the mosquito is also completely different than in humans, and mosquitoes have a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: blood meal, female mosquitoes, Malaria transmission, mosquito, nectar

Malaria Causes

March 4, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the causes of malaria? 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 they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, Blood transfusion, congenital malaria, female mosquitoes, liver, Malaria causes, Malaria transmission, organ transplant, Plasmodium, red blood cells, saliva

Malaria and Nkadu Luo

February 16, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION When did professor Nkadu Luo discover that female mosquito causes malaria? ANSWER Professor Nkadu Luo is a microbiologist and immunologist in Zambia. Most of her work has been on HIV/AIDS and sickle cell anaemia. She has also been a key figure in promoting screening of blood banks in Zambia for infectious diseases such as HIV and malaria. However, the discovery that female … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, female mosquitoes, Malaria transmission, mouthparts, Ndaku Luo, Ronald Ross, Zambia

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