Plasmodia are the causative agents of which disease?

Plasmodia are the causative agents of which disease?

• A. Dengue fever
• B. Cholera
• C. Malaria
• D. Typhoid fever

Answer: (C)

Plasmodia are protozoan parasites that cause malaria, a mosquito-borne illness in which the parasite has a liver stage followed by replication in red blood cells, producing periodic fevers and anemia. The disease is transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes and is caused by Plasmodium species such as falciparum and vivax. The other illnesses listed are not caused by Plasmodia: dengue fever is caused by a virus, while cholera and typhoid fever are bacterial infections.

Plasmodia are protozoan parasites that cause malaria, a mosquito-borne illness in which the parasite has a liver stage followed by replication in red blood cells, producing periodic fevers and anemia. The disease is transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes and is caused by Plasmodium species such as falciparum and vivax. The other illnesses listed are not caused by Plasmodia: dengue fever is caused by a virus, while cholera and typhoid fever are bacterial infections.