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A toxic substance, responsible for the chills and high fever recurring every three to four days in material fever, is


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interferon

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haemozoin

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hirudin

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colostrum

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Solution

The correct option is B

haemozoin


In malaria, chills and shivers are caused by the release of the toxic substance haemozoin into the blood at the time of RBC's rupture. It is generally followed by fever.


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