Malaria is a disease that kills over 800 000 people each year. What causes malaria and how is it spread? What drugs are used to treat this disease and why should Canadians be concerned about the spread of malaria worldwide?
Answer: Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they must have been infected through a previous blood meal taken from an infected person.
