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Standard X
Biology
Malaria
The carrier o...
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The carrier of the protozoan that causes malaria is the _______.

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mosquito
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cockroach
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housefly
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butterfly
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Solution

The correct option is A 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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