Question

Mention a preventive measure for malaria.

Answer 1

Malaria: It is a fatal illness caused by the parasite Plasmodium sp. and transmitted by the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito that carries the parasite in its salivary glands.

Preventive measures for Malaria are as follows:

1. Cleaning the surroundings and keeping it hygienic.
2. Avoid stagnant water which further leads mosquitoes to stop breeding or laying eggs.
3. For adult mosquitoes use mosquito coils, creams, and repellants to kill them.