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Which mosquito is responsible for the spread of malaria in man?

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The Anopheles mosquito acts as a vector for the malaria parasite.
Carrying the parasite from host to host.
If a mosquito bites a person already infected with the malaria parasite it can suck up the parasite in the blood and then spread the parasite on to the next person they bite.

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