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HomeHealth QueryPERIPHERAL SMEAR FOR MALARIAL PARASITE (MP)Is malaria caused by a parasite that lives in mosq...
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  • 45 Years
  • 28/09/2023

Is malaria caused by a parasite that lives in mosquitoes?

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Dr. Dr Shaik Kalam

Dr Shaik Kalam

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  • MD (Physician)
  • 3+ Yrs
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Malaria is caused by a single-cell parasite called Plasmodium. The parasite infects female mosquitoes when they feed on an infected person's blood. Once in the mosquito's midgut, the parasites multiply and migrate to the salivary glands, ready to infect a new person when the mosquito next bites.

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