The most serious form of malaria is caused by Plasmodium ________.

Ovale

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Malariae

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Falciparum

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Vivax

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Solution

The correct option is C Falciparum
Malaria is caused by a digenetic (have two hosts to complete its life cycle) and triphasic (having three phases of life cycle) protozoan parasite $P l a s m o d i u m$ . There are four main types of malaria caused by $4$ different species of $P l a s m o d i m$ $(P . o v a l e, P . m a l a r i a e, P . f a l c i p a r a u m$ and $P . v i v a x)$ . The most serious form of malaria is caused by $P l a s m o d i u m$ $f a l c i p a r u m$ . It causes cerebral malaria or malignant tertian malaria where fever recurs after every $48$ horus and it could be life-threatening.
Hence, the correct answer is $C$ .

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