The serve and fatal malaria is caused by Plasmodium species

P. vivax

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P. ovale

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Both A and B

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P. falciparum

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Solution

The correct option is B
P. falciparum

Malaria is a life-threatening disease. It’s typically transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. Infected mosquitoes carry the Plasmodium parasite.

Plasmodium causing malaria are of following types.They are P.vivax, P.ovale, P.malariale, and P.falciparum

The serve and fatal malaria are caused by Plasmodium falciparum species.

So, the correct answer is 'P. falciparum'.

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P. vivax, P. falciparum, P. ovale and P. malariae are the four species responsible for malaria.

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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