Specifically, the female Anopheles mosquito transmits the Plasmodium parasite from an infected person to a healthy person through its bite. The parasite undergoes part of its life cycle within the mosquito.
Carrier of parasite plasmodium:
Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2010 · Topic: Other Parasitic Diseases (African Trypanosomiasis)
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