Small blood vessels may get blocked in infection of ____________.

Plasmodium ovale

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Plasmodium vivax

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Plasmodium malariae

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Plasmodium falciparum

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Solution

The correct option is D Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum parasite displays adhesive protein on the surface of the infected blood cells, causing the blood cells to stick to the walls of small blood vessels, which leads to blockage in small blood vessels.
So the correct answer is option D.

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Read the following statements (A - D) and select the true (T) and false (F) ones regarding malaria.

A. Plasmodium vivax causes benign tertian malaria

B. Plasmodium falciparum causes malignant tertian malaria

C. Recurrence of fever happens after 24 hours in case of infection by Plasmodium malariae

D. Sir Ronald Ross is the one who discovered Plasmodium

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