MEDICINE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Detailed explanation-1: -Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they must have been infected through a previous blood meal taken from an infected person.
Detailed explanation-2: -The malaria epidemic of 79 AD devastated the fertile, marshy croplands surrounding the city, causing local farmers to abandon their fields and villages.
Detailed explanation-3: -A very efficient mosquito (Anopheles gambiae complex) is responsible for high transmission. The predominant parasite species is Plasmodium falciparum, which is the species that is most likely to cause severe malaria and death.
Detailed explanation-4: -From mother to unborn child. Through blood transfusions. By sharing needles used to inject drugs. 09-Feb-2023