Human Health and Diseases Question 17

17. Where will you look for the sporozoites of the malarial parasite?

[2011]

(a) Saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito

(b) Red blood corpuscles of humans suffering from malaria

(c) Spleen of infected humans

(d) Salivary glands of freshly moulted female Anopheles mosquito

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Answer : a

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(a) Sporozoites of malarial parasite are found in saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito.