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The disease known as malaria is caused by which type of organism?

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Malaria is caused by single-celled organisms, called protozoans, of the genus Plasmodium. Different forms of malaria are caused by different species of Plasmodium.

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Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite.
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