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Is Malaria Contagious?

June 23, 2018 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

Question: Is Malaria a contact disease between individuals? Answer: The short answer is no. Malaria cannot be transmitted from person to person; it is transmitted via the bite of infected mosquitoes. The only exceptions are between a mother and her unborn child (the malaria parasite can pass across the placenta during pregnancy, causing a condition known as "congenital malaria" in the baby) and … [Read more...]

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Is Malaria Contagious Between Humans?

July 18, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION If someone has malaria, is it contagious? ANSWER No. Malaria cannot be transmitted via touching or saliva or air. In virtually all cases, it is only transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito, and so cannot be passed from one person to another. There are a few exception—because the parasite lives in certain organs and in the blood, it can sometimes be transmitted via … [Read more...]

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Is Malaria Contagious?

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

QUESTION Is malaria contagious? ANSWER Malaria cannot be transmitted directly between people via normal circumstances, so it is not contagious in the same way flu or the common cold is contagious. It also cannot be sexually transmitted. In most cases, malaria can only be transmitted via the bite of an infected mosquito, so unless those mosquitoes are present, it cannot be transmitted. … [Read more...]

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