Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Which mosquito carries the parasite of Malaria?

Options:

Female Anopheles

Male Anopheles

Male Aedes Aegypti

Female Aedes Aegypti

Correct Answer:

Female Anopheles

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1)- Female Anopheles

The mosquito that carries the parasite of Malaria is the Female Anopheles mosquito.

Explanation:

  • Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite, and the primary vector responsible for transmitting the parasite to humans is the Female Anopheles mosquito.
  • Only female mosquitoes feed on blood, and during a blood meal, an infected female Anopheles mosquito can transmit the Plasmodium parasites to humans.
  • Male mosquitoes that do not take blood meals (e.g., male Anopheles, male Aedes Aegypti) are not involved in the transmission of malaria.

So, the correct answer is the Female Anopheles.