Question

Choose the incorrect statement with respect to Plasmodium vivax.

• A. It is most common in India
• B. Its incubation period is about 14 days
• C. It causes benign tertian malaria
• D. Recurrence of fever is after every 84 hours

Answer 1

The correct option is D Recurrence of fever is after every 84 hours

Following are the features of P.vivax. Malaria is transmitted to humans by the female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles.

• It is most common in India.
• Its incubation period is about 14 days.
• It causes Benign Tertian Malaria.
• Recurrence of fever is after every 48 hours (every third day)