protist diseases

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Biology

Microbiology

GCSE Biology

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Infection and Response

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what is malaria caused by?
protist pathogens that enter RBC and damage them
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what are the symptoms of malaria? (x2)
fever

shaking
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how is malaria spread?
the mosquito punctures the skin to feed on blood, and the protist gets in bloodstream
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what is the vector of malaria?
the female anopheles mosquito in which the protist reproduce sexually
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how is malaria prevented? (x4)
insecticide

insect net while sleeping

removing stagnant water

antimalarial drugs