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Intermediate host of malarial parasite is
Intermediate host of malarial parasite is
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The correct option is C Mosquito
- The parasite which causes malaria, Plasmodium requires two different hosts a vertebrate intermediate host, such as a human, and an insect definitive host, also known as the vector.
- For the types of malaria which infect humans and other mammals, the vector is always a mosquito of the genus Anopheles.
- Hence, Intermediate host of malarial parasite is Mosquito.
- So, the correct answer is 'Mosquito'.
- The parasite which causes malaria, Plasmodium requires two different hosts a vertebrate intermediate host, such as a human, and an insect definitive host, also known as the vector.
- For the types of malaria which infect humans and other mammals, the vector is always a mosquito of the genus Anopheles.
- Hence, Intermediate host of malarial parasite is Mosquito.
- So, the correct answer is 'Mosquito'.
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