What kind of protozoan causes malaria?

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Malaria:
It is a life-threatening disease, that is caused by parasites through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
The protozoan that causes malaria :
Plasmodium, the genus of protozoa can cause malaria.
Malignant malaria is caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
The different species of Plasmodium can cause different types of malaria.
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium malaria
Plasmodium falciparum.

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