In 2021 there were an estimated 247 million new malaria cases in 85 malaria-endemic countries with at least 619,000 deaths, caused by the protozoan Plasmodium and transmitted by mosquitoes. This is an example of: O Vehicle transmission Droplet transmission Vector transmission Aerosol transmission Direct contact transmission

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