Question

The vector of malaria is the female Anopheles (mosquito).

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

1. Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium sp.
2. It lives in the salivary glands of the female Anopheles mosquito.
3. When the mosquito takes a blood meal it transfers the parasite from its salivary glands to the bloodstream of the person, thereby transmitting malaria.
4. Thus, the mosquito acts as the vector, or carrier of the pathogen for malaria.

It is a true statement.