Can you get malaria without a mosquito?

You can get malaria from unscreened blood transfusion. Unfortunately, screening for malaria is not in the list of standard screening procedure in many countries, especially non-tropical countries. read more

Yes, you can be infected with the malaria parasite without being bit by a mosquito. Yes, mosquitos are the natural pathway to infection. Once infected with the malaria parasite a human cannot be fully free of the parasite even after treatment including apparent recovery and no appearance of malaria symptoms. read more

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. read more