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Question

Malaria is caused by the protozoan ________.

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Plasmodium

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Entamoeba

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C

Leishmania

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Giardia

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Solution

The correct option is A

Plasmodium


Plasmodium is a parasitic protozoan that causes malaria in humans. There are several species of Plasmodium parasites that infect humans. Mosquitoes are the vectors carrying the protozoans and spreading malaria.


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