Life Cycle of Plasmodium

Q.

Which is the carrier of malaria parasites?

Q.

Haemozoin is

1. A precursor of haemoglobin

2. A toxin from Streptococcus

3. A toxin from Plasmodium species

4. A toxin from Haemophilus species

Q. Arrange the events of Plasmodium falciparum infection process in the human body.

1. Parasite entry
2. Form sporozoites
3. Entry into liver
4. Entry into RBC

Q.

The sporozoites that cause infection when a female Anopheles mosquito bites a human being are formed in:

1. Liver of human

2. RBCs of mosquito

3. Salivary glands of mosquito

4. Intestine of human

Q. Read the following statement regarding malaria and select the correct statement.

1. Both formation and storage of sporozoites occur in salivary glands of mosquito
2. Formation of gametes occurs in humans but their fusion occurs in mosquitoes
3. Haemozoin released from Plasmodium infected ruptured RBCs is responsible for high fever and chills
4. Sporozoites reproduce sexually in liver cells and produce gametes

Q. Which of the following statements about malaria is/are true?

1. There are two stages in the life cycle of the malarial parasite
2. Asexual stage occurs in mosquitoes
3. Asexual stage occurs in humans and sexual stage starts in humans and ends in mosquitoes
4. Asexual stage occurs in mosquitoes and sexual stage occurs in humans