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Malarial parasite completes its life cycle in

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One host
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Two hosts
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Three hosts
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Reservoir host
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Solution

The correct option is B Two hosts
Anopheles mosquito is known to be the carriers or vectors for malarial parasites Plasmodium. These malarial parasites complete its life cycle in two hosts, first when it enters the human body as sporozoites from the body of mosquito which grows as merozoites in the human blood stream and moves on as gametocytes back to the body of the mosquito. So, the correct answer is option B.

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