QUESTIONIs malaria caused by only female mosquitoes?ANSWERMalaria 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...]
Causes of Malaria
QUESTIONWhat are the causes of malaria?ANSWERMalaria 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...]
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...]
What is malaria and when was it discovered?
QUESTIONWhat is malaria and when was it diagnosed?ANSWERMalaria 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...]
What Causes Malaria
QUESTIONWhat are the causes of malaria?ANSWERMalaria 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...]
Malaria Drug Binding Site
QUESTIONWhat is malaria, and drug binding site?ANSWERMalaria 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...]
Causes of Malaria
QUESTIONWhat is malaria usually caused by?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 Disorder
QUESTIONwhat is the malaria disorder?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.Symptoms of malaria include fever and flu-like illness, … [Read more...]
How do you get malaria?
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...]