Lecture 26C Flashcards
1
Q
what type of disease is malaria
A
vector-borne
2
Q
what are some partial solutions to controlling malaria?
A
mosquito repellent, nets
Pesticides to control mosquitoes
GE mosquitoes that are sterile
GE mosquitoes that live a shorter adult life (short enough for plasmodium to develop)
3
Q
why is there no successful vaccine tk malaria
A
There’s a High mutation rate and complex life stages of parasite makes it hard to target
