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Why mosquito is called vector for malaria?

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The word "Vector" means transmitter. Any organism which carries a parasite and transfer it from one organism to another is called Vector.

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Only certain species ofmosquitoes of the Anopheles genus—and only females of those species—can transmitmalaria. Malaria is caused by a one-celled parasite called a Plasmodium. Female Anopheles mosquitoespick up the parasite from infected people when they bite to obtain blood needed to nurture their eggs.

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