$(a)$ Which part of the body is infected by the malaria-causing microbe?
$(b)$ What are the two ways to treat an infectious disease?

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(N/A) The malaria-causing microbe (Plasmodium) first infects the liver cells and then the red blood cells (RBCs).
$(b)$ The two ways to treat an infectious disease are:
$1.$ To reduce the effects of the disease (symptomatic treatment).
$2.$ To kill the cause of the disease (e.g.,using antibiotics or anti-malarial drugs).

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