The vector and host for malaria are _ and _ respectively.

housefly; mosquito

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human; mosquito

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mosquito; housefly

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mosquito; human

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Solution

The correct option is D mosquito; human

The female Anopheles mosquito carries the pathogen Plasmodium.

The mosquito release the pathogen into the blood stream of a human, where it completes a part of its life cycle.

Since the mosquito carries the pathogen, it is termed as a vector for malaria while, the human infected with it is considerd as the host.

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