Question

2) Malaria is caused by a) virus b) protozoa c) fungi d) bacteria​

Answer 1

Answer:

d

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Malaria:

• Malaria is caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. Malaria is a mosquito-borne parasitic infection spread by Anopheles mosquitoes.
• The Plasmodium parasite that causes malaria is neither bacteria nor virus-It is a single celled parasites that multiples in RBC of humans as well as in the mosquito intestine.
• When the female mosquito feeds on an infected persons , male and female forms of the parasites are ingested along with human blood.
• The male and female forms of the parasites meet and mate in the mosquito's gut, and the infectious forms are passed onto another human when mosquito feeds again.

Causes:

• You can only get malaria if you're bitten by the infected mosquito or if you received infection blood from someone during a blood transfusion.
• Malaria can also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy.
• Malaria has been with us long enough to have changed our genes. It suffer from the blood diseases sickle cell anemia is the gene that causes malaria.

Symptoms:

   Symptoms usually appear  about 1 to 3 weeks after infection . People with malaria will have many but not generally all of the following symptoms:

• Abdominal pain
• Chill and sweat
• Diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting
• Headache
• High fever
• Low blood pressure
• Yellowing of the skin or the whites or the eye.

Prevention:

• If recognized early, malaria infection can be completely cured.
• Treatment usually lasts for 3 to 7 days , depending on the medication types.
• You may have malaria if you have any fever during or after travels in malarial regions.
• Before travelling, check with your doctor or travel clinic .
• Vaccines for malaria are currently being developed and may be available in the future.