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Asked by Tobias lugwe on 15 Jul 2025.
Question: Explain HOW malaria is transmitted
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DORCAS CHEBET answered on 15 Jul 2025:
Malaria is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito, which carries the Plasmodium parasite. When the mosquito bites a person, it injects the parasite into their bloodstream, where it travels to the liver, multiplies, and then infects red blood cells, causing the symptoms of malaria.
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Justa Mwangi answered on 16 Jul 2025:
Malaria is primarily transmitted through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. These mosquitoes carry the Plasmodium parasites, which cause malaria. When an infected mosquito bites a healthy person, the parasites enter the bloodstream and travel to the liver. In the liver, they multiply and eventually burst out, infecting red blood cells. This leads to the symptoms of malaria, such as fever, chills, and sweating.
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Jared Maina answered on 21 Jul 2025:
Malaria is transmitted through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. When the mosquito bites a person with malaria, it ingests parasites called Plasmodium. These parasites develop inside the mosquito, and when it bites another person, they are passed on through the mosquito’s saliva. Once inside the human body, the parasites travel to the liver, multiply, and then infect red blood cells. This causes symptoms such as fever, chills, and fatigue. Because a single mosquito bite can spread the disease, preventing mosquito bites through bed nets and other measures is an important way to stop malaria transmission.
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