Question

    Which of the following type of mosquito is responsible

    for spreading malaria? 
    A Anopheles Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Culex Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Aedes Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Mansonia Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Anopheles is responsible for spreading malaria. It is mostly found in standing water. Malaria is caused by a one-celled parasite called a Plasmodium. Female Anopheles mosquitoes pick up the parasite from infected people when they bite to obtain blood needed to nurture their eggs. Inside the mosquito the parasites reproduce and develop. When the mosquito bites again, the parasites contained in the salivary gland are injected and pass into the blood of the person being bitten. Hence, option A is correct.

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