QUESTION
what is the scientific name of malaria?
ANSWER
Malaria is caused by a single celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. Five species infect humans, and their scientific names are Plasmodium falciparum (the most severe and deadly kind), P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. knowlesi.
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