Malaria Is Caused by Protozoan Parasites, Plasmodium Falciparum and Plasmodium

Multiple Choice

Malaria is caused by protozoan parasites, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax. These pathogens are transmitted when an individual is bitten by a Plasmodium-infected mosquito. This route of transmission:

A) Allows the parasite to directly infect the red blood cells of the human host
B) Allows the infected blood cells of the mosquito to replicate and spread in the human host
C) Allows the parasite to replicate in the blood and rapidly spread all over the body
D) Prevents the parasite from being eliminated by the adaptive immune response
E) Allows the parasite to avoid the normal mechanisms blocking infections at barrier surfaces