Malaria is transmitted by: (A) Female anopheles mosquito, (B) Male anopheles mosquito, (C) Culex mosquito, (D) Aedes mosquito
Answer is A. Ans. a (Female anopheles mosquito). (Ref. Park, PSM, 17th/pg.l94)TRANSMISSION OF MALARIA IS BY THREE MODES:# Vector transmission--by female anopheline mosquito# Direct--IM, IV, blood transfusion, drug addicts# CongenitalEducational point:# Blood transfusion of a person in endemic region and who has had malaria should not be accepted as donor until 3 years later.