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The discovery of the microorganism responsible for causing malaria?
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Which organism is responsible for causing malaria?
anopheles mosquito
Is malaria a physical disease?
Malaria is a disease that is physically present in the body in the form of protists, a type of microorganism.
What is Responsible for over 25 million deaths since its discovery?
- Starvation - Malaria - Dengue - Hypothermia - Measles - Polio - Cancer - Hypertension - Diabetes
What is malaria actually caused by?
Malaria is the infectious disease caused by the microorganism Plasmodium, a parasitic protozoan, that is carried in the saliva of the female Anopheles mosquito. When bitten by this mosquito, the microorganism is injected into the victim, where they travel via the circulatory system to the liver where they mature and reproduce.
What is malaria a type of?
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (a type of single cell microorganism) of the Plasmodium genus.
What problem did Amerigo Vespucci encountered?
Amerigo Vespucci had developed malaria, causing death.
Which classification of organisms is responsible for malaria?
sporozoa
What is plasmodium vivax?
.A pathogen from mosquito causing malaria.
Which insect passes on the parasite causing malaria?
The mosquito.
Disease that claimed many European lives in Africa before discovery of quinine?
malaria
Is malaria a virus bacteria or protist?
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (protists) (a type of single cell microorganism) of the Plasmodium genus. The word malaria means "bad air" as people thought that you could get it from breathing in air.
What is vector spread disease and the examples?
A disease which is carried and spread by an agent (animal or microorganism) is a vector spread disease. Eg. Mosquitoes are the vectors for malaria.
