Malaria Life Cycle Animation: Mosquito Host — HHMI BioInteractive Video
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Mosquitos feed on nectar, but when they bite humans, they can transmit Malaria, with a 10% global infection rate, affecting pregnant women and children the most.
Insights
- Mosquitos primarily feed on nectar, fruit juices, and honeydew, but pregnant mosquitos will bite humans for blood to nourish their eggs, potentially transmitting Malaria if the person is infected, leading to a 10% global infection rate.
- The Malaria parasite in the mosquito's stomach that is deadly to humans cannot survive there and is digested with the mosquito's blood, but transforms into thousands of parasites that infest the mosquito's salivary glands, ready to be transmitted to another human through a bite, posing a significant risk to pregnant women and children under five.
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Recent questions
What do mosquitos primarily feed on?
Nectar, fruit juices, and honey dew.