protist diseases Flashcards
1
Q
protist disease
A
malaria
2
Q
symptoms of malaria
A
recurrent episodes of fever, can be fatal
3
Q
how is malaria spread?
A
mosquitoes pick up protist when they feed on infected animal, infects protist into human when it sucks on it’s blood
4
Q
what are the mosquitoes in this process called?
A
vectors
5
Q
how is the spread of malaria controlled?
A
-using insecticides
-using mosquito nets
-antimalarial drugs
-prevent mosquitoes from breeding
