Mosquito Biting Human (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Mosquito Biting Human

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Malaria is transmitted to humans via the bite of a Plasmodium-carrying mosquito.

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CDC/Jim Gathany

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