Malaria

Malaria is mainly spread or transmitted by the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito.

Malaria is also spread by

• Transfusion of blood from infected people
• Use of contaminated (dirty) needles or syringes
• From mother to unborn child

RTS, S/AS01 (Mosquirix) is the world's first Malaria Vaccine recommended by WHO for large-scale use of a malaria vaccine for children living in areas with moderate-to-high malaria transmission.

RTS, S/AS01 is a recombinant protein-based malaria vaccine known by the brand name Mosquirix.

Four injections are required for full protection.

Malaria cannot be directly transmitted from person to person through casual contact. It requires the bite of an infected mosquito to transmit the parasite. However, in rare cases, transmission can occur through blood transfusions, organ transplantation, or the sharing of contaminated needles.

No, only female Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria. Other species of mosquitoes do not carry the Plasmodium parasite and, therefore, cannot transmit the disease.