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  • 28/09/2023

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Which mosquito transmits malaria?

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Dr. Dr Rohinipriyanka Pondugula

Dr Rohinipriyanka Pondugula

General Practitioner

  • MBBS
  • 9+ Yrs
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Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they must have been infected through a previous blood meal taken from an infected person.

Dr. Rohinipriyanka Suggests...

Take a PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS - SERUM Test or Take a DENGUE FEVER NS1 ANTIGEN - RAPID - KA Test

Book PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS - SERUM TestBook DENGUE FEVER NS1 ANTIGEN - RAPID - KA Test

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