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  4. Assertion: There is no chance of transmission of malaria to man on the bite of a male Anopheles mosquito. Reason: It carries a non‐virulent strain of Plasmodium.

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Q. Assertion : There is no chance of transmission of malaria to man on the bite of a male Anopheles mosquito.
Reason : It carries a non‐virulent strain of Plasmodium.

AIIMSAIIMS 1998Human Health and Disease

Solution:

There is no chance of transmission of malaria to man on the bite of a male Anopheles mosquito. The mouthparts of male mosquito is organised in such a manner that they can’t suck the human blood. They feed mainly on the leaf and fruit juices. Thus spreading malaria through male Anopheles is next to impossible. Anopheles carries a virulant strain of Plasmodium.