Protist Diseases

Question 1

Name an example of a protist disease

Answer 1

Malaria

Question 2

What are the symptoms of Malaria?

Answer 2

Episodes of fever
which can be fatal

Question 3

Describe the life-cycle of malaria

Answer 3

1. A mosquito bites a person infected with malaria and
2. the Malaria pathogen transfers to the mosquito
3. The mosquito then bites a healthy person and the malaria pathogen transfers to them infecting them

Question 4

Mosquitos are a _ _ _ _ _ _

fill in the blank

Answer 4

Mostquitos are a vector

Question 5

What is a vector

Answer 5

An organism that does not cause disease itself, but it spreads disease by transferring pathogens from one host organism to another

Question 6

How is malaria spread?

Answer 6

1. A mosquito bites a person infected with malaria and
2. the Malaria pathogen transfers to the mosquito
3. The mosquito then bits a healthy person and the malaria pathogen transfers to them infecting them

Question 7

How can the spread of Malaria be prevented?

Answer 7

Stop mosquitos from breeding by draining the still water areas where they breed

Stop mosquitos from infecting people by sleeping under mosquito nets