Anopheles is the vector of the malarial parasite called ___ .

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Malaria is a parasitic infection spread by Anopheles mosquitoes. The Plasmodium, the causative agent of malaria, is a single-celled parasite that multiplies in red blood cells of humans as well as in the mosquito intestine.

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