QUESTIONWhat are the socio-economic issues on the spread of malaria?ANSWERMalaria transmission requires the presence of Anopheles mosquitoes; as such, conditions which favor the growth and persistence of these mosquitoes will also be hotspots for malaria transmission, provided the climate is also sufficiently warm for the development of the parasite within the mosquito.Rural areas … [Read more...]
Socio-Economic and Environmental Conditions Contributing to Malaria
QUESTIONwhat socio-economic and environmental conditions contribute to the disease?ANSWERMalaria transmission requires the presence of Anopheles mosquitoes; as such, conditions which favor the growth and persistence of these mosquitoes will also be hotspots for malaria transmission, provided the climate is also sufficiently warm for the development of the parasite within the mosquito. … [Read more...]