Question

The time interval of the appearance of fever in the malarial patients depends on the types of malaria. The research evidence suggest that such time intervals are-$\left(1\right)36$ to $48$ hours, $\left(2\right)48$ hours, and $\left(3\right)72$ hours. If any such patient experiences fever at an interval of $48$ hours, then the said patient suffers from

• A. Only benign tertian malaria.
• B. Quartan malaria or mild tertian malaria.
• C. Malignant tertian malaria or bengin tertian malaria.
• D. Mild tertian malaria or benign tertian malaria.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Mild tertian malaria or benign tertian malaria.

Benign tertian malaria or mild tertian malaria fever occur after every 48 hrs. Malignant tertian malaria also reappears one 3rd after 1st day but the periodicity is not very defined as it is in case of benign tertian malaria fever. Quartan malaria fever occurs every 3rd day. Thus, the correct answer is option D.