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