| Among a dozen mosquito types in Milan, experts are keeping a close eye out for the anopheles mosquito which is capable of transmitting malaria. |
| The anopheles is more common in the country, while the Culex is a city pest. |
| Of the thousands of mosquito types, only the genus anopheles transmits malaria to humans. |
| Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by Plasmodium, a parasite transmitted through the bite of a female anopheles mosquito, leading to fever, pain and sweating. |
| Tells about the symptoms of the disease and its spread by the female anopheles mosquito. |
| It should be remembered that the anopheles can fly only about a hundred or two hundred yards. |
