Question

which mosquito causes malaria?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Female Anopheles Mosquito causes Malaria...

Answer 2

Question-

Which mosquito causes malaria?

Answer-

Female Anopheles mosquito causes malaria.

Explanation-

• Malaria is caused by Plasmodium which is a type of Protozoa.

• Since female Anopheles mosquito carries plasmodium in its saliva and when plasmodium is injected when the mosquito bites and punctures the skin for blood . It comes in our blood and the Plasmodium attacks the red blood cells.

Know More!

What are Protozoa?

• Protozoa are unicellular organisms.

• They move with the help of cilia, flagella and pseudopodia.

• Examples of protozoa - Amoeba, Paramoecium, Plasmodium etc.

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Some more harmful protozoa that causes diseases-

• Entamoeba histolytica in human intestines causes amoebic dysentery.

• Entamoeba gingivalis found in tartar of our teeth cause pyorrhea.