Question

Where will you look for the sporozoites of the malarial parasite?

• A. Salivary glands of freshly moulted female Anopheles mosquito
• B. Saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito
• C. Red blood corpuscles of humans suffering from malaria
• D. Spleen of infected humans

Answer 1

The correct option is B Saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans belonging to the Plasmodium type. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause yellow skin, seizures, coma, or death.
The disease is most commonly transmitted by an infected female Anopheles mosquito. The mosquito bite introduces the parasites from the mosquito's saliva into a person's blood.