A person is suffering from a disease X. Microbes causing the disease enter the body through a mosquito bite. They reach the liver and then enter and infect the RBCs. Identify the disease X.

Dengue

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Jaundice

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Malaria

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Japanese encephalitis

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is C Malaria
Disease X is malaria. It is caused by Plasmodium, a protozoa. Disease is transmitted by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Parasite reaches the liver through blood. Then they enter the RBCs and produce various symptoms of the disease like high fever and shaking chills.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Which disease is caused by microbes that enter the human body from soil through injuries?

________ is a disease caused by a Plasmodium and transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.

Join BYJU'S Learning Program