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How do mosquitoes spread malaria?

April 26, 2017malaria mosquitoes spread

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How do mosquitoes spread malaria?

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The mosquito feeds on an infected person and picks up the Plasmodium parasite. The parasite develops in the mosquito’s body for about two weeks. When the mosquito feeds, the parasite is passed on in saliva. They transmit West Nile virus and other diseases in similar ways.

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The mosquito feeds on an infected person and picks up the Plasmodium parasite. The parasite develops in the mosquito’s body for about two weeks. When the mosquito feeds, the Malaria parasite is passed on in saliva. They transmit West Nile virus and other diseases in similar ways.