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Malaria Host Range

August 19, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is a malaria host range? ANSWER Usually, a malaria host range refers to the natural geographical range of one of the hosts of a particular species of malaria. So, for example, Plasmodium reichenowi normally only infects chimpanzees. Chimpanzees live mainly in central and western Africa, so this would determine the host range for P. reichenowi. Other species of malaria, such … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: chimpanzee, climate, host, Malaria Host Range, mosquito, Plasmodium reichenowi, transmission, Vectors

Discovery of Mosquito Causing Malaria

October 3, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: Who found that malaria was caused by a mosquito? ANSWER: The man who first discovered that malaria was transmitted by mosquitoes was a British Army doctor called Ronald Ross. Working in India in 1897-1898, Ross demonstrated how malaria parasites could be transmitted first between a patient and a mosquito, and then between hosts via mosquitoes (this latter work was done using … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: mosquitoes, Nobel Prize, Ronald Ross, Vectors

Mosquitoes with Malaria

April 16, 2011 By Ask-Malaria-Questions Leave a Comment

QUESTION: Do mosquitoes with malaria get sick like people do? ANSWER: That's a great question! As far as I know, the jury is still out in terms of what overall effect being infected with malaria has on mosquitoes, and to a large extent, it appears to vary due to lots of factors, such as the compatibility between the mosquito and the particular type of malaria parasite, the intensity of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria, mosquitoes, Vectors

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