Question

In which season is malaria more common? Why do you think this happens?

NCERT Class V
Environmental Studies - Looking Around

Chapter 8. A Treat for Mosquitoes

Answer 1

Malaria is more wide spread during the rainy season. During rains, mosquitoes have favourable breeding grounds, due to stagnant waters and puddles, as a result mosquitoes increase in number and the harmful diseases they spread become more common.

Answer 2

Spreading of malaria disease is mostly happen in the monsoon season.

Because,the malaria is conducted by the mosquitoes and mosquitoes increases their population in the watery environment with swallow depth.

And the monsoon season is ideal for their reproduction because in this season many puddles and pools are created everywhere,which are ideal for their reproduction.