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What is the mode of transmission of malaria?


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  1. Malaria: It is a fatal illness caused by the parasite Plasmodium sp. that dwells in the salivary glands of the carrier mosquito.
  2. The mode of transmission is a mosquito vector, i.e., a female Anopheles mosquito.
  3. During a blood meal, it transmits the disease from an infected to a healthy individual.

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