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A drug which is effective in curing malaria is:

A
aspirin.
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quinine.
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morphine.
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analgin.
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The correct option is B quinine.
  • An antimicrobial tends to destroy/prevent development or inhibit the pathogenic action of microbes such as bacteria (antibacterial drugs), fungi (antifungal agents), virus (antiviral agents), or other parasites (antiparasitic drugs) selectively.
  • Malaria is a viral disease and caused by female anopheles mosquito. The drugs which are used to cure malaria are quinine,,Hydroxychloroquine Mefloquine etc.

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