. Bacteria, yeasts and molds in the home. Bacteriology; Yeast fungi; Molds (Fungi). MOSQUITOES AND MALARIA 241 they can pass from one person to another, and conse- quently malaria is not a contagious disease. This fact has been known for many years, and no instances of direct contagion have been noted. The last few years, however, have disclosed the fact that there is a means by which malaria is transmitted indi- rectly from man to man, and have shown us how the. Fig. 70. a, the harmless mosquito {Cultx); i, the malarial mosquito (Anopheles), a' and a" show the position of the harmless mo
. Bacteria, yeasts and molds in the home. Bacteriology; Yeast fungi; Molds (Fungi). MOSQUITOES AND MALARIA 241 they can pass from one person to another, and conse- quently malaria is not a contagious disease. This fact has been known for many years, and no instances of direct contagion have been noted. The last few years, however, have disclosed the fact that there is a means by which malaria is transmitted indi- rectly from man to man, and have shown us how the. Fig. 70. a, the harmless mosquito {Cultx); i, the malarial mosquito (Anopheles), a' and a" show the position of the harmless mosquito when lighting on the floor or on the wall; A', b" and b"' show the position of Anopheles when lighting on the floor, wall, and ceiling. human body usually becomes infected with this disease. A certain kind of mosquito (Fig. 70, b) forms an interme- diate connection between a malarial patient and another individual. This kind of mosquito may bite the patient, sucking into its body at the time a considerable quantity of blood. Inasmuch as the blood contains the malaria para- sites, the mosquito will become filled with them. The little organisms live in the mosquito as readily as they do in the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Conn, H. W. (Herbert William), b. 1859. Boston, New York, Ginn and Company
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