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Isn't Malaria caused by parasites? So vaccine is not just for virus?
by hintymad 6y ago
Isn't Malaria caused by parasites? So vaccine is not just for virus?
- rossdavidh 6y agoThe parasites are single-celled microorganisms. Generally speaking, anything your immune system can fight, you might theoretically be able to make a vaccine for. Emphasis on "might", of course.
- andi999 6y agoWhat is the difference to bacteria? (or is it a bacterium?)
- JonathonW 6y agoThey're not bacteria. The malaria parasite is considered a protist, which is a broad category comprised of organisms whose cells contain a cell nucleus but aren't otherwise classified as plants, animals, or fungi. This group includes some multi-celled and single-celled organisms (that aren't necessarily related beyond the fact that they have a nucleus); the single-celled species in the group distingush themselves from bacteria because bacteria do not have a nucleus, and are generally simpler overall.
- baybal2 6y agoThere used to be a weird theory that malaria parasite has descended from algae.
- stephenhuey 6y agoMalaria is caused by protists which are spread by Anopheles mosquitoes. So it’s not a virus.
- smaddox 6y agoI somehow had never seen/heard the word protist before (biology is obviously not my specialization). Thank you for that.