Question

Where will you look for the sporozoites of the malarial parasite?
(a) Saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito.
(b) Red blood corpuscles of humans suffering from malaria.
(c) Spleen of infected humans.
(d) Salivary glands of freshly moulted female Anopheles mosquito.

Answer 1

Option A is correct.

Saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito.

Answer 2

Answer:

Malarial parasite resides in the saliva of infected female Anopheles, mosquito. When the mosquito gets into contact with the human body, it bytes and thus releases the malarial parasite, sporozoites into the human body. At this stage, the parasite starts reproducing and develops into many parasites. When our system immune system fails to counterattack these parasites, symptoms of malaria start showing up