Question

Plasmodium vivax produces

• A. Benign tertian malaria
• B. Cerebral malaria
• C. Black water fever
• D. Ovale malaria

Answer 1

The correct option is A Benign tertian malaria

• Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by Plasmodium species. It’s typically transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito.
• Plasmodium vivax one of the five species of malaria parasites that commonly infect humans. This parasite is the most frequent and widely distributed cause of Benign tertian(recurring) malaria.
• Symptoms include Fever, Chills, Sweats, Headaches, Nausea and vomiting., Body aches. General malaise.

Hence Plasmodium vivax causes Benign tertian malaria.