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What is the primary causative agent responsible for transmitting the infectious disease malaria to humans through the bite of infected female mosquitoes?
A. Plasmodium parasite✓ Correct Answer
B. Mycobacterium bacterium
C. Human Immunodeficiency Virus
D. Entamoeba protozoan
💡 Solution & Explanation
Malaria is caused by protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Plasmodium, such as Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, which infect human red blood cells and are transmitted via female Anopheles mosquitoes. Mycobacterium causes tuberculosis and leprosy. Human Immunodeficiency Virus causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebic dysentery. Quinine and artemisinin-based therapies are standard treatments for malarial infections.
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