Mosquitoes as Vectors
Controlling the spread of malaria often focuses on managing the mosquito population.
Why is draining stagnant water a good way to fight malaria?
What is Mosquitoes as Vectors?
"Vector control is any method to limit or eradicate the mammals, birds, insects or other arthropods which transmit disease pathogens."
Malaria is caused by a:
Vaccines contain dead or inactive forms of a pathogen. Why does this prevent future infection?
Choose the correct explanation: how does a vaccine usually protect a person from future disease?
Which group contains only types of pathogen?
Vector Management
Mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water.
Using insecticides kills adult mosquitoes.
Mosquito nets prevent mosquitoes from biting people while they sleep.
A vector is any agent (person, animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism.
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