(b) Explain the events which occur within a female Anopheles mosquito after it has sucked blood from a malaria patient.
(b) Explain the events which occur within a female Anopheles mosquito after it has sucked blood from a malaria patient.
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The development of Plasmodium in the mosquito’s gut and migration of sporozoites to the salivary glands are key for disease transmission.
Solution and Explanation
- The gametocytes of Plasmodium enter the mosquito’s gut along with the blood meal.
- In the mosquito's stomach:
- The gametocytes develop into gametes.
- The gametes fuse to form zygotes.
- The zygotes develop into sporozoites.
- The sporozoites migrate to the mosquito’s salivary glands.
- The mosquito is now ready to infect another host.
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