more about malaria

• what is malaria caused by

  a single celled parasite of the genus plasmodium
• what kingdom does the parasite that causes malaria belong too

  the protoctista kingdom
• what 2 types of plasmodium that causes the most deaths from malaria


  plasmodium falciparum and plasmodium vivax
• what genus is the mosquito form that transmits the plasmodium bacteria that causes malaria


  genus anopheles
• how would a mosquito pass on the plasmodium


  by piercing the skin of a human and taking a blood meal
• what type of mosquitos transmit malaria and why


  adult female as there the only ones who feed on human blood
• what is considered the primary host for malaria


  adult female mosquitoes
• what is considered the secondary host for malaria


  humans
• what are the symptoms of malaria


  high fever ,sweating,headaches,nausea ,vomiting and diarrhoea
• What do male mosquitoes eat?


  plant nectar fruit juices
• what is the first step of a mosquito infecting a human

  the infected mosquito takes a blood meal and the plasmodium parasite enters the blood stream
• what happens after the mosquito takes a blood meal and passes on the plasmodium parasite


  the plasmodium travels to and then invades liver cells where they mature
• what happens after the plasmodium parasite mature in the liver cells


  the liver cells rupture and releases the plasmodium parasites
• what happens after the initial infected liver cells rupture releasing the matured plasmodium


  they invade red blood cells and multiply asexually causing them to rupture and invade more red blood cells causing them to rupture
• what effect will the red blood cells rupturing due to the plasmodium reproducing have on the body


  a sever fever
• give 5 ways in which we can prevent the spread of malaria by responding to mosquito behaviour


  sleeping under nets , treating nets with insecticides m spray indoor walls with insecticidal , drain or cover stagnant water or place film on water
• name three ways in which we can biologically control malaria

  introducing fish into water, infecting mosquitos bacterium and sterilising male mosquitoes
• what knowledge does the prevention of malaria relies on


  knowledge of the life cycle of both the vectors and plasmodium
• how does sleeping under nets help with preventing malaria


  mosquitoes feed at night
• how does treating nets with insecticides help with preventing malaria


  it will kill the mosquitoes
• how does spraying indoor walls with insecticide help with preventing malaria


  it will kill the mosquitoes and restrict feeding
• how does draining stagnant water help with preventing malaria


  it prevents the mosquitoes access to breeding sites
• how will introducing fish to stagnant water help with preventing malaria

  the larva are aquatic an fish will eat the larvae
• why is a malaria vaccine hard to develop

  the plasmodium parasite has high mutation rates and many antigenic types