Name the protozoan which causes malaria.

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The protozoan called Plasmodium causes malaria. There are four species of Plasmodium, namely, P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale and P. vivax that are known to infect human liver and RBCs through the vector mosquitoes.

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