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HomeHealth QueryPERIPHERAL SMEAR FOR MALARIAL PARASITE (MP)Is malaria an infectious disease?...
  • Female
  • 30 Years
  • 28/09/2023

Is malaria an infectious disease?

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Dr. Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

General Practitioner

  • MBBS
  • 6+ Yrs
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Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by the bite of female Anopheles mosquitoes, which spread infectious plasmodium parasites into a host.

Dr. Dhankecha Suggests...

Take a CA 19.9 Test Test or Take a 1,3 Beta-D-Glucan Test

Book CA 19.9 Test TestBook 1,3 Beta-D-Glucan Test

Answered 24/07/2025

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