(a) Write the scientific names of the causative agent and vector of malaria, and write its symptoms.
(b) Name any two diseases spread by Aedes sp.
Answers
Plasmodium malariae is a parasitic protozoan that causes malaria in humans. It is one of several species of Plasmodium parasites that infect humans, including also Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, responsible for most malarial infection.
Genus: Plasmodium
Species: P. malariae
Family: Plasmodiidae
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Common symptoms of malaria include:
shaking chills that can range from moderate to severe.
high fever.
profuse sweating.
headache.
nausea.
vomiting.
abdominal pain.
diarrhea.
two diseases caused by aedes are yellow fever and dengue
Answer:
a)1.Begin tertian-agent-plasmodium vivax
2.Mild tertian-caused by plasmodium ovale
3.Malignant tertian-caused by plasmodium falciparam(brain malaria)
4.Quaterna malaria caused by plasmodium malariae.
Explanation:
symptoms like-
1.fever rise up to 104°C
2.profusely sweating
3.shievering
4.dysentery
5.loss of appetite
6.headache
7.vomiting
8.increase heart rate
9.increase breathing rate
b)