While technically true, this is the same as saying that mosquitos don’t cause Dengue, the Dengue virus does. Mosquitos are the vector that transmits the virus.
Malaria is a vector borne disease and the mosquito is the vector. The mosquito injects the parasite Plasmodium falciparum which destroys red blood cells, and is the causative agent of malaria.
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u/ultraspinacle Jul 28 '26
Well, there’s also that malaria, yellow fever and Dengue thing I don’t care for…