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Malaria is caused by ______.

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Question

Malaria is caused by ______.

Options

  • Culex mosquito

  • Anopheles mosquito

  • Plasmodium

  • contaminated food

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Solution

Malaria is caused by Plasmodium.

Explanation:

Plasmodium is the parasite that causes malaria. Female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit it, but the mosquito is the vector rather than the causative organism.

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Chapter 10: Human Health and Diseases - EXERCISES [Page 603]

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Sarita Aggarwal Biology [English] Class 12 ISC
Chapter 10 Human Health and Diseases
EXERCISES | Q I. 29. | Page 603
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