Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is  transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human  body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and t â¦ hen infect red  blood cells. Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an  infective female Anopheles mosquito.   *Ninety percent of malaria-related deaths occur in Africa. Malaria is commonly associated with poverty, but is also a cause of poverty.   *Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases and an enormous public health problem.
metamorphic rock. (petrology). A rock formed from preexisting solid rocks by mineralogical, structural, and chemical changes, in response to extreme changes in temperature, pressure, and shearing stress.
Classification of Metamorphic Rocks. TEXTURES Textures of metamorphic rocks fall into two broad groups, FOLIATED and NON-FOLIATED. Foliation is produced in a rock by the parallel alignment of platy minerals (e.g., muscovite, biotite, chlorite), needle-like minerals (e.g., hornblende), or tabular minerals (e.g., feldspars). This parallel alignment causes the rock to split easily into thin layers or sheets. Foliation is common in aphanitic as well as phaneritic metamorphic rocks. Some foliated rocks are also banded. Banding means that the rock consists of alternating, thin layers (typically 1 mm to 1 cm) of two different mineral compositions. Normally, the two types of layers have the same kinds of minerals, but in different proportions, giving the rock a striped appearance. Banding, by itself, defines a foliation.