A-LevelBiologyInfectious diseasesOct/Nov 2019Paper 2 Q512 Marks
Countries that have a high number of cases of malaria also have problems with diseases caused by bacteria. This means that many people in these countries are prescribed antibiotics, such as penicillin, for the treatment of bacterial infections. The female Anopheles mosquito is the vector of the Plasmodium pathogen that causes malaria. The insect takes in Plasmodium when feeding on blood from an infected person. At a later stage the insect can transmit the pathogen when taking a blood meal from an uninfected person. [Figure 5.1]
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