Malaria parasites are transmitted to human via female Anopheles mosquito. The parasite's primary (definitive) hosts and transmission vectors are female mosquitoes of the Anopheles genus. Young mosquitoes first ingest the malaria parasite by feeding on an infected human carrier and the infected Anopheles mosquitoes carry Plasmodium sporozoites in their salivary glands.
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Cause of malaria
Malaria is caused by protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The four major species involved (typically infect human) are P. falciperum, P. vivax, P. ovale, & P. malaria. Sometimes another form P. knowlesi is also found. Among them the 1st two cause the most serious forms of disease. These are collectively called malaria parasites.
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