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A preparation of a weakened or inactivated pathogen used to develop immunity is a:

Answer: vaccine.

  • A vaccine
  • B simple hormone
  • C digestive enzyme
  • D food vitamin

Correct answer: A. vaccine

Explanation: A vaccine primes the immune system against a specific disease.

Malaria Transmission CycleHumanhostAnophelesmosquito (vector)bites human, injects sporozoitesbites infected human, takes gametocytesSporozoites infect liver,then RBCs (causes fever)Parasite completes sexualstage inside the mosquito

The Plasmodium parasite needs both hosts: the female Anopheles mosquito injects sporozoites while biting (infecting the human liver and RBCs, causing the malaria fever cycle), then picks up gametocytes from an infected person's blood, completing the parasite's sexual stage inside the mosquito.

Concept context

Pathogens, infectious diseases, non-infectious diseases, drugs, cancer, and public health. High NEET importance.

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