The correct answer is C: Female Anopheles mosquito. The vector of malaria parasites is the Female Anopheles mosquito. Only female mosquitoes feed on blood (which they need for egg development), while males feed on plant nectar.
A.Male Anopheles mosquito
B.Male Culex mosquito
C.Female Anopheles mosquito✓ Correct
D.Female Culex mosquito
Explanation
The vector of malaria parasites is the Female Anopheles mosquito. Only female mosquitoes feed on blood (which they need for egg development), while males feed on plant nectar. The malaria parasite, Plasmodium, is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. The Culex mosquito is the vector for diseases like filariasis and Japanese encephalitis, not malaria. There are multiple Plasmodium species that cause malaria in humans, including P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, and P. ovale. The female Anopheles mosquito injects sporozoites into the human bloodstream when it bites.
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