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Please help docs! is malaria caused by virus or bacteria?
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Neither: Malaria is caused by a parasite, the plasmodium. There are different kinds of plasmodium but the best studied one is the plasmodium falciparum.
Answered 3/19/2020
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Parasite: Mosquitoes can carry a Plasmodium parasite which is transmitted from their saliva into a human's blood through a bite to cause Malaria. A Female Anopheles mosquitoes is often the culprit. The 4 parasites that can cause Malaria are: Plasmodium parasites: Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae.
Answered 10/19/2016
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