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Malaria enters the human body as sporozoites through the bite of an infected female:

AAedes fly
BCulex fly
CSandflies
DAnopheles
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Anopheles
1. The parasite first multiplies in liver cells. 2. The vector is the female Anopheles mosquito. 3. Aedes spreads dengue and chikungunya. _Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 8, Human Health and Disease._
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