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A person suffering from a disease caused by Plasmodium, experiences recurring chill and fever at the time when ________ is released.

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heparin
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hirudin
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haemozoin
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histamine
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Solution

The correct option is B haemozoin
The disease is malaria caused by a Plasmodium. It is inside human body where it reproduces asexually to RBC and burst it causing cycles of fever and other symptoms due to the release of a chemical haemozoin.
So the correct option is 'haemozoin'

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