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Malaria is caused by the plasmodium parasite. The parasite can be spread to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes. There are many different types of plasmodium parasite, but only five types cause malaria in humans. 1 Malaria is caused by four species of parasitic protozoa that infect human red blood cells. 2  Protozoa are one-celled organisms that are as sophisticated as a human cell. 3  Malaria parasites feed on red blood cells for a living but. 4  Plasmodium falciparum. Malaria Cause. Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite from the genus Plasmodium. More than 100 different species of Plasmodium exist. They produce malaria in many types of animals and birds, as well as in humans. Four species of Plasmodium commonly infect humans. by Leah Chandler. Disease Etiology: Malaria is a protozoan disease, which are a group of eukaryotic single-celled organisms that infect humans and inhabit the body as parasites. Malaria is caused by four species of the protozoan genus Plasmodium, P falciparum, P vivax, P malariae, and P ovale. [1]. Plasmodium is a genus of the Apicomplexan parasite, which was described in 1885 by Ettore Marchiafava and Angelo Celli and is known to cause malaria. There are 200 known species of Plasmodium, of which at least 11 species infect humans, while others infect other animals including reptiles, birds, rodents, and monkeys.
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Plasmodium, the parasitic organism that causes malaria, is a