The carrier of the protozoan that causes malaria is the _______.

mosquito

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cockroach

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housefly

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butterfly

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The correct option is A
mosquito

Malaria is caused due to an infection caused by a protozoan named Plasmodium. This infection is spread by the female Anopheles mosquito, which is the carrier for this pathogen.

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