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.
Written By: Metamorphic rock, any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing environmental conditions, such as variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress, and the addition or subtraction of chemical components. The preexisting rocks may be igneous, sedimentary, or other metamorphic rocks.