Question

The chill and fever recurring after 48 hours in benign tertian malaria is due to ________________.

• A. Plasmodium vivax
• B. P. malariae
• C. P.. falciparum
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Plasmodium vivax

Plasmodium vivax is a human malarial parasite, which causes benign tertian malaria in which fever comes every 2^nd day ie. 48 hours. It can remain in liver if not treated properly. In case of P.malariae, fever recurs in 72 hours, and P.falciparum causes recurrent fever every 36-48 hours.

The correct answer is A.