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Malaria Hosts

June 5, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Which are malaria hosts and how does malaria have an effect on one of them? ANSWER The parasite which causes malaria (called Plasmodium) requires two different hosts—a vertebrate intermediate host, such as a human, and an insect definitive host, also known as the vector. For the types of malaria which infect humans and other mammals, the vector is always a mosquito of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, behavior, birds, blood meal, host effect, immunity, infectious dose, Macaques, Malaria transmission, mammals, mosquitoes, Plasmodium, Plasmodium Falciparum, reptiles, sickness, susceptibility, symptoms

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