What statement, if made by the nurse, would be correct?
A) "Malaria can live without a host and be contracted from drinking standing water."
B) "Any mosquito can carry the plasmodium that transmits malaria."
C) "A major problem with controlling malaria is the mosquito that is resistant to insecticide."
D) "Widespread efforts at mosquito control have never been helpful."
C
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Widespread efforts at mosquito control have been successful, with fewer cases of malaria being reported each year. However, the rise of insecticide-resistant mosquitoes has allowed malaria to continue to flourish, increasing the incidence of the disease. Malaria requires a host to live, whether it is human or mosquito. Only the female Anopheles mosquito harbors the protozoal parasite and carries it to humans.
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