Human Health and Diseases Question 48

48. Malignant tertian malarial parasite is

[1991]

(a) Plasmodium falciparum

(b) P. vivax

(c) P. ovale

(d) P. malariae

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Answer : a

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(a) In human beings different types of malaria are caused by 4 different species of Plasmodium. They are : Benign tertian malaria - Plasmodium vivax. Malignant (Pernicious or cerebral) tertian malaria-Plasmodium falciparum. Quartan malaria-Plasmodium malariae. Mild tertian malaria-Plasmodium ovale.