If after being bitten by a mosquito, the person is detected as being malaria positive, which of the following will hold true?
A. The person did not have a balanced diet.
B. The mosquito was carrying plasmodium.
C. The mosquito was suffering from malaria.
D. The person was not vaccinated as a child.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. B.
Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
If a person tests positive for malaria after a mosquito bite, it confirms that the specific mosquito was carrying the Plasmodium parasite.
The other options are irrelevant: malaria transmission is not linked to diet (A), mosquitoes themselves do not 'suffer' from malaria but act as vectors (C), and there is no widely available vaccine for malaria (D), though preventive medications exist.