Why only female mosquitoes spread malaria?

1 Answer
Oct 13, 2016

Only female mosquitoes need blood, so they bite humans thus transmitting the parasite from an infected human to a non-infected human.

Explanation:

Female mosquitoes need blood in order to produce eggs for reproduction. When they bite an malaria-infected person, they carry the parasite with them and can transmit it to the next person they bite.