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Which of the following diseases is caused by a protozoan?

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Typhoid

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Cholera

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Jaundice

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Malaria

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The correct option is D Malaria
Malaria is a protozoan disease. It is caused by Plasmodium (protozoa) species. Disease is transmitted by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Parasites reach the liver through blood. Then they enter the RBCs, lyse them and produce various symptoms of the disease.

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