Explain HOW malaria is transmitted

Question: Explain HOW malaria is transmitted
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  malaria
Asked by Tobias lugwe on 15 Jul 2025.
- 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.
- 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.

Question: Explain HOW malaria is transmitted