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Assertion :There is no chance of malaria to a man on the bite of male Anopheles mosquito. Reason: It carries a non-virulent strain of Plasmodium.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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Solution

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
Assertion is correct as only certain species of mosquitoes of the Anopheles genus—and only females of those species—can transmit malaria.
Malaria is caused by a one-celled virulent parasite called as Plasmodium. Female Anopheles mosquitoes pick up the parasite from infected people when they bite to obtain blood needed to nurture their eggs. Inside the mosquito the parasites develop and reproduce. When the mosquito bites again, the parasites mix with its saliva and pass into the blood of the person being bitten.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

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