Question

A patient having fever at intervals of 48 hours , is suffering from

• A. Malignant or benign tertain malaria
• B. Benign tertain malaria
• C. Malignant tertain fever
• D. Quartan malaria

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Malignant or benign tertain malaria

• Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals.
• It is caused by single-celled microorganisms of the Plasmodium group. The disease is most commonly spread by an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
• The mosquito bite introduces the parasites from the mosquito's saliva into a person's blood.
• Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause yellow skin, seizures, coma, or death.
• P. vivax and P. ovale with 48 hours cycles have the paroxysms every third day, termed as tertian malaria manifests with fever every day.
• Hence, A patient having a fever at intervals of 48 hours, is suffering from Malignant or benign tertian malaria.
• So, the correct answer is 'Malignant or benign tertian malaria'.