Question

Give two reasons of malaria not being common in Kashmir

Answer 1

Malaria is a vector borne disease transmitted by the bite of female anopheles that acts as a host of plasmodium vivax (malaria causing parasite). This disease is not common in Kashmir because: 
...................................................................................
Kashmir is situated at an altitude of 5,000 meters making the environment unsuitable for breeding of anopheles, as they need warm and humid conditions. 
....................................................................................
  The freezing temperature, especially in winters makes these ectothermic organisms (cold-blooded) inactive and most of them die before the springs.