Your friend has a protozoan infection, which is causing bursting of the RBC. What are the chances that the disease will spread? Identify the pathogen.

The disease will not spread because it is a congenital disease. There is no pathogen for the disease because it is based on genetic mutations

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The disease will not spread because it is not a communicable disease. Pathogen: Plasmodium

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The disease will spread because it is a communicable disease. Pathogen: Trypanosoma

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None of the above

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The correct option is B The disease will not spread because it is not a communicable disease. Pathogen: Plasmodium
Malaria is caused by a protozoa known as Plasmodium. The disease-causing agent is transferred by a female Anopheles mosquito (during the phase of laying eggs in their life cycle).

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