Question

Which is the carrier of malarial parasite?

Answer 1

Malaria: It is a disease caused by the protozoan, Plasmodium sp. that infects the human red blood cells.

Carrier of malarial parasite:

1. The female Anopheles mosquito is the carrier of the malarial parasite.
2. It transfers the parasite to the human bloodstream during a blood meal.
3. Human blood is necessary for the mosquito's eggs to develop.
4. Following this, the parasite infects the liver by deriving nutrition from it and leading to several organ dysfunctions thereafter.