▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁Amazon ▁Bas in ▁of ▁South ▁America . ▁In ▁en demic ▁regions , ▁pre val ence ▁ranges ▁from ▁less ▁than ▁ 4 % ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 %, ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁evidence ▁that ▁P . ▁mal aria e ▁in fe ctions ▁are ▁vast ly ▁under report ed . ▁ ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁D ise ase ▁Control ▁( CD C ) ▁has ▁an ▁application ▁that ▁allows ▁people ▁to ▁view ▁specific ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁are ▁affected ▁by ▁Pl as mod ium ▁viv ax , ▁and ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁the ▁Pl as mod ium ▁par as ite . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁following ▁link : ▁http :// cd c . gov / mal aria / map / index . html . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁in ▁disease ▁P . ▁mal aria e ▁can ▁inf ect ▁several ▁species ▁of ▁mos qu ito ▁and ▁can ▁cause ▁mal aria ▁in ▁humans . ▁P . ▁mal aria e ▁can ▁be ▁maintained ▁at ▁very ▁low ▁in fection ▁rates ▁among ▁a ▁sparse ▁and ▁mobile ▁population ▁because ▁unlike ▁the ▁other ▁Pl as mod ium ▁par as ites , ▁it ▁can ▁remain ▁in ▁a ▁human ▁host ▁for ▁an ▁extended ▁period ▁of ▁time ▁and ▁still ▁remain ▁inf ect ious ▁to ▁mos qu ito es . ▁ ▁Vector ▁The ▁vector ▁of ▁transmission ▁of ▁the ▁par as ite ▁is ▁the ▁female ▁An oph eles ▁mos qu ito , ▁but ▁many ▁different ▁species ▁have ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁transmit ▁the ▁par as ite ▁at ▁least ▁experiment ally . ▁Collins ▁and