Malaria Infection

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1. megnon barton June 4, 2009

   malaria infection can only be transmitted from an infected female anopheles mosquito to a person

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2. Chris Giovagnoni April 20, 2009

   And the answer is …

   False.

   Malaria is transmitted by certain types of mosquitoes that carry a parasite that causes the disease. A person contracts malaria when he or she is bitten by an infected mosquito.

   (Source: cdc.gov/malaria/faq.htm, November 2008)

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3. Jill Foley April 17, 2009

   I don’t know for sure, but from what I know about how it’s transmitted, I would say false. I believe it can only be transmitted by infected mosquitos.

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4. Valerie April 17, 2009

   False – at least as far as any “conventional” means of transmission. However, it is a blood-borne pathogen so it can be transmitted through blood transfusions or through birth.

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5. Sarah Charles April 17, 2009

   I agree with Vicki! 🙂

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6. Vicki Small April 17, 2009

   False. Malaria is transmitted only by an infected mosquito.

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7. Judith Tremblay April 17, 2009

   False. The disease is transmitted by mosquitos (or possibly if you were able to share blood, like from a cut maybe? dunno).

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8. Mike Stephens April 17, 2009

   False unless you somehow were able to share blood. But I may be wrong.

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