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RRB NTPC Exam 19 Jan 2021 click here to view all questions

Malaria is caused by :

APlasmodium

BFemale Anopheles mosquito

CCulex mosquito

DVirus

Akhilesh ? Apr 16 '25 at 23:06

correct answer is: option a [Plasmodium]
Explanation: Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. The mosquito is the vector, not the cause of the disease.

• Option a: Plasmodium is the actual parasitic protozoan that infects humans and causes malaria.
• Option b: While female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit the Plasmodium parasite, they are not the cause of malaria themselves, but rather the vector.
• Option c: Culex mosquitoes are vectors for other diseases like West Nile virus and filariasis, but not malaria.
• Option d: Viruses cause diseases like the flu and common cold, but not malaria, which is a parasitic disease.

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correct answer is: option a [Plasmodium] Explanation: Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. The mosquito is the vector, not the cause of the disease. Option a: Plasmodium is the actual parasitic protozoan that infects humans and causes malaria. Option b: While female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit the Plasmodium parasite, they are not the cause of malaria themselves, but rather the vector. Option c: Culex mosquitoes are vectors for other diseases like West Nile virus and filariasis, but not malaria. Option d: Viruses cause diseases like the flu and common cold, but not malaria, which is a parasitic disease. Akhilesh ? answered Apr 16 '25 at 23:06

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