Question

Malaria is an infectious disease that is considered by the World Health Organization to be a disease of worldwide importance. The female Anopheles mosquito has been more closely studied with regard to malaria than the male Anopheles mosquito. Malaria

• A. Results in about one million deaths per year
• B. Is transmitted by the arthropod vector i.e., bite of the female Anopheles mosquito
• C. Is the most important parasitic infection
• D. Is the most important infection caused by female Anopheles mosquito
• E. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is E All of the above

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (a group of single-celled microorganism) belonging to the genus Plasmodium. The parasite always has two hosts in its life cycle: a mosquito vector and a vertebrate host. Malaria kills an estimated 1 million people each year worldwide. Malaria is transmitted exclusively through the bites of female anopheles mosquitoes and they must have been infected through a previous blood meal taken from an infected person. When a mosquito bites an infected person, a small amount of blood is taken in which contains microscopic malaria parasites.

So, the correct answer is option E.