Vaccine is not available for malaria because

Plasmodium hides in liver

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Plasmodiumdoes not produce antibodies

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Host's body produces antibodies which cannot fight against different forms of Plasmodium

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Plasmodium kills lymphocytes

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Solution

The correct option is C Host's body produces antibodies which cannot fight against different forms of Plasmodium
The malaria parasite has an extraordinary ability to evade the immune system, Host's body produces antibodies which cannot fight against different forms of Plasmodium which may explain the failure of malaria vaccines to date.
So the correct option is C.

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Consider the sequence of activities given below:

i. Lymphocytes produce antibodies

ii. Phagocytes engulf the antigen that have been "marked" by the antibodies

iii. Antigen enters the body

iv. Lymphocytes recognise antigen

v. Antibodies render the antigen harmless

Which of these is the correct order in which the above occur?

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