Question

25 POINTS! Please answer the following questions about Malaria. NO LINKS. This is for a project and is EXTREMELY important.

a. What type of pathogen caused the disease? Bacteria, viruses, fungi or
protists?
b. What is the name of the specific pathogen(s) that causes the disease?
In some cases this is the same name as the disease.
c. How is the disease spread? Does it infect people through physical
contact, blood, bodily fluids, or other?

Answer 1

A. Malaria is caused by a parasite.

B. The parasite that causes malaria is the Plasmodium parasite.

C. Malaria can spread to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes.