What are casual organism of malaria ? In 20 wards?
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Infectious agent of malaria
Malaria is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus. Four species of Plasmodium can infect humans: P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. falciparum. Infection is most commonly caused by P. vivax or P. falciparum, the latter causing the most severe form of malaria.
Type of infectious agent: Parasitism
Symptoms: Chills
Four kinds of malaria parasites infect humans: Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae.
Plasmodium falciparum is a unicellular protozoan parasite of humans, and the deadliest species of Plasmodium that cause malaria in humans. It is transmitted through the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito. It is responsible for roughly 50% of all malaria cases.
Invasion by the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, brings about extensive changes in the host red cells.
Malaria is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium – single-celled organisms that cannot survive outside of their host(s). Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the majority of malaria deaths globally and is the most prevalent species in sub-Saharan Africa.