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

female Anopheles mosquito

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cockroach

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housefly

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Solution

The correct option is A female Anopheles mosquito
Malaria is caused due to an infection of the Plasmodium malariae. This infection is spread by the female Anopheles mosquito, which is the carrier for the P. malariae.

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