Protist Diseases Flashcards

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What type of pathogen causes malaria?

A protist.

What is a vector?

An organism that passes a pathogen from one person (or organism) to another, e.g. the mosquito for malaria.

What are the symptoms of malaria?

Recurrent episodes of fever; it can be fatal.

How is the spread of malaria controlled?

By preventing the mosquito vectors from breeding, and by using mosquito nets to avoid being bitten.

True or false? Malaria is caused by the mosquito.

False. It is caused by a protist; the mosquito is the vector that carries the protist between people.