OBSintermediate
Which of the following is NOT a recognized route of malaria transmission?
Answer
Casual respiratory droplet contact
Explanation
The slides list mosquito-borne, transplacental, transfusion-related, and shared-needle transmission. Casual respiratory contact is not listed as a route. **Key takeaway:** Although mosquito transmission is primary, blood-borne and congenital transmission are also possible.\n\n**Glossary:** **Transplacental**: crossing from mother to fetus through the placenta; **Anopheles**: the mosquito genus that transmits malaria.
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