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The microorganism that causes malaria is called Plasmodium, with several species, such as Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, being responsible for human infections. Its life cycle involves two hosts: the Anopheles mosquito, which transmits the parasite through its bite, and humans, where the parasite multiplies in the liver and red blood cells. In the mosquito, the sexual reproduction of Plasmodium occurs, leading to the release of sporozoites that infect humans when an infected mosquito bites. The cycle continues as infected humans can transmit the parasite back to mosquitoes.

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