mosquitoes are the causative agents of malaria.

Female Aedes

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Male Anopheles

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Male Aedes

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Female Anopheles

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The correct option is D Female Anopheles
Malaria is a disease caused by a protozoan called Plasmodium. It spreads from one person to another through the bite of female Anopheles mosquito.

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Q7. Consider the following statements about Malaria:

1. Malaria is a life-threatening disease which is caused by mosquito bites.

2. Malaria is caused by plasmodium parasite and is transmitted in humans through the bite of Anopheles mosquito.

3. After an infected mosquito bites a human, the parasites begin to multiply in the person’s liver.

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