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Which one of the following life cycles stages of malarial parasite is responsible for relapse of malarial symptoms?

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Merozoite
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Sporozoite
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C
Hypnozoite
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Gametocyte
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Solution

The correct option is B Hypnozoite
In Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale, some of the sporozoites do not immediately undergo asexual replication, but enter a dormant phase, known as hypnozoite. This hypnozoite can reactivate and undergo schizogony at a later time resulting in a relapse. Relapse refers to the reactivation of the infection via hypnozoites. So, the correct answer is option C.

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