1 Malaria is caused by parasites from the genus Plasmodium, which are spread to people through the bite of infected mosquitoes of the Anopheles species. 2  Statistics show that there are 250 million to 500 million cases of malaria each year in the world, causing up to 1 million deaths.alaria Overview. 1  Malaria is caused by parasites from the genus Plasmodium, which are spread to people through the bite of infected mosquitoes of the Anopheles species.
verb (used with object), metamorphosed, metamorphosing. 1. to change the form or nature of; transform. 2. to subject to metamorphosis or metamorphism. verb (used without object), metamorphosed, metamorphosing. 3. to undergo or be capable of undergoing a change in form or nature. Origin of metamorphose.
This article is about the poem by Ovid. For other uses, see Metamorphoses (disambiguation) . The Metamorphoses (Latin: MetamorphÅseÅn librÄ« : Books of Transformations) is a Latin narrative poem by the Roman poet Ovid, considered his magnum opus.