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Is malaria a parasitic disease?
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Yes: It's caused by plasmodium, which is a mosquito-born parasite.
Answered 12/13/2020
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Yes: 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.
Answered 10/11/2014
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