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Plasmodium, a genus of parasitic protozoans of the sporozoan subclass Coccidia that are the causative organisms of malaria. Plasmodium, which infects red blood cells in mammals (including humans), birds, and reptiles, occurs worldwide, especially in tropical and temperate zones. The organism is transmitted by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito. Other insects and some mites may also transmit forms of malaria to animals.
Malaria is an infectious disease that is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium. You get it from the bite of a type of female mosquito that carries the parasite. Malaria is an infection that can cause serious illness and may be life-threatening.You get malaria from the bite of a type of infected female mosquito called Anopheles.They carry a parasite called Plasmodium, which is carried to your liver and then infects your red blood cells.here are four main types of Plasmodium parasite that infect humans. These are Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae. Of these, Plasmodium falciparum is the most severe form and causes most deaths from malaria.