The protozoan Plasmodium falciparum is transmitted by?

A. female Anopheles mosquitoes
B. female Aedes mosquitoes
C. female Culex mosquitoes
D. Female blackfly

Correct Answer:

Option A – female Anopheles mosquitoes

Explanation:

Plasmodium falciparum is a unicellular protozoan parasite of humans, and the deadliest species of Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans. The parasite is transmitted through the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito and causes the disease’s most dangerous form, falciparum malaria.