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Is Malaria Transmitted by Female Mosquitoes?

August 20, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Is malaria caused by only female mosquitoes? ANSWER Malaria is only transmitted by female mosquitoes, yes. This is because only female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles (the genus that transmits malaria in mammals, including humans) feed on blood, and the parasite that causes malaria (called Plasmodium) spends part of its life cycle in the blood. Therefore, when a female mosquito … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, blood meal, causes of malaria, malaria parasite, Malaria transmission, mosquitoes, Plasmodium

Causes of Malaria

July 24, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the causes of malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. Five species infect humans: P. vivax, P. falciparum, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. knowlesi. Learn more about the causes of malaria." … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: causes of malaria, P. falciparum, P. knowlesi, P. malariae, P. ovale, P.vivax, parasite, Plasmodium

Causes of Malaria

June 5, 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 … [Read more...]

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

Malaria Transmission

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

QUESTION How is malaria transmitted? 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 meal, Blood transfusion, causes of malaria, congenital malaria, mosquito, organ transplant, Plasmodium, pregnancy, red blood cells, transmission

What is malaria and when was it discovered?

June 1, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is malaria and when was it diagnosed? ANSWER Malaria is a disease caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. Five types of malaria infect humans: P. falciparum, P. ovale, P. vivax, P. malariae and P. knowlesi. It was first observed in the blood of a patient who had died of malaria in 1880 by Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, a French physician working in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Algeria, causes of malaria, Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, malaria history, Plasmodium, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, single-celled parasite

What Causes Malaria

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

QUESTION What are the causes of malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused  by infection with certain single-celled parasites of the genus Plasmodium. Specifically, there are five species which infect humans: P. falciparum (the most severe and dangerous form of malaria), P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. knowlesi. The symptoms of the disease occur when the parasite enters the blood stream … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: causes of malaria, Cerebral Malaria, life cycle, parasite, Plasmodium, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, symptoms

Malaria Drug Binding Site

March 14, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is malaria, and drug binding site? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a single-celled protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium. Five kinds of Plasmodium are known to infect people: P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. knowlesi. There is no one drug binding site with respect to malaria: different anti-malarial drugs have different modes of action, and not all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: alkylating agents, Artemisinin, causes of malaria, cell death, Chloroquine, endoperoxide moiety, FP-Chloroquine complex, free radicals, heme, hemoglobin, hemozoin, mechanisms of anti-malarials, Plasmodium, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, protozoan, single-celled

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

Malaria Disorder

December 16, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION what is the malaria disorder? 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. Symptoms of malaria include fever and flu-like illness, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, causes of malaria, Cerebral Malaria, chills, fever, jaundice, Malaria Symptoms, Malaria transmission, Plasmodium, Plasmodium Falciparum

How do you get malaria?

June 8, 2011 By Malaria Q&A 3 Comments

QUESTION: How do you get malaria? ANSWER: Malaria is caused by parasites called Plasmodium, of which different species cause different types of malaria. A person gets malaria when they are bitten by certain female mosquitoes (of the species Anopheles) that carry Plasmodium parasites in their saliva. The mosquitoes themselves pick up the parasite by feeding on the blood of people already … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: causes of malaria, Malaria life cycle, Malaria Symptoms, Plasmodium

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