Read the following statement regarding malaria and select the correct statement.

Both formation and storage of sporozoites occur in salivary glands of mosquito

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Formation of gametes occurs in humans but their fusion occurs in mosquitoes

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Haemozoin released from Plasmodium infected ruptured RBCs is responsible for high fever and chills

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Sporozoites reproduce sexually in liver cells and produce gametes

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Solution

The correct option is C Haemozoin released from Plasmodium infected ruptured RBCs is responsible for high fever and chills

The life cycle of Plasmodium is given above. In that, formation of sporozoites occurs in the gut of mosquito and storage of sporozoites occur in salivary glands of mosquito. Formation of gametes and their fusion both occur in mosquitoes. Sporozoites reproduce asexually in liver cells of human to form gametocytes. Haemozoin released from Plasmodium infected ruptured RBCs is responsible for high fever and chills.

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