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What climatic factors influence the presence of malaria in a region?
What climatic factors influence the presence of malaria in a region?
Temperature, humidity, and rainfall
How does the malaria parasite enter the human body?
How does the malaria parasite enter the human body?
Through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito
What are the two main locations where the malaria parasite resides in the human body?
What are the two main locations where the malaria parasite resides in the human body?
Red blood cells and liver cells
Describe the time frame in which malaria symptoms typically appear after being bitten by an infected mosquito.
Describe the time frame in which malaria symptoms typically appear after being bitten by an infected mosquito.
How is malaria diagnosed in patients?
How is malaria diagnosed in patients?
Malaria is transmitted by ______ mosquitoes.
Malaria is transmitted by ______ mosquitoes.
The malaria parasite belongs to the ______ genus.
The malaria parasite belongs to the ______ genus.
One of the symptoms of malaria is ______.
One of the symptoms of malaria is ______.
Malaria is treated with ______ to kill the parasite.
Malaria is treated with ______ to kill the parasite.
The malaria parasite belongs to the ______ kingdom.
The malaria parasite belongs to the ______ kingdom.