Name the causative organism and vector of malaria.

Malaria:

1. Malaria is a parasitic disease brought on by a parasite.
2. The parasite is spread to humans via the bites of infected mosquitos.
3. It is both preventable and treatable.

Causative organism:

1. Plasmodium is a protozoan, which is a single-celled organism that can only divide within a host cell.

Vector of malaria:

1. Female Anopheles mosquito is a genus of mosquito.