The malaria-carrying one is mostly the female anopheles ... Unlike mosquitoes, sand flies do not breed in water, according to Africa Centre for Disease Control. Their larvae develop in humid ...

Malaria is spread by the female anopheles mosquito. When an infected mosquito bites a person, the malaria parasite is passed into the human bloodstream, infecting them. Mosquitoes in turn can pick ...

The female Anopheles mosquito may well be the most dangerous creature on Earth. When she lands on human skin, she sucks up blood through her needle-shaped mouth and injects saliva into the wound.