16 Questions
What is the stage of sporozoite responsible for malaria relapse?
Hypnozoite
Which type of Plasmodium is associated with malaria relapse after one to two years?
P.vivax and P.ovale
What is the role of Hypnozoite in Plasmodium life cycle?
Causing malaria relapse
Which stage of Plasmodium life cycle is responsible for dormant infection?
Hypnozoite
What is the consequence of hypnozoite in malaria patients?
Malaria Relapse
What is the stage of Plasmodium that is injected into the skin of a human?
Sporozoite
What is the term for the stage of sexual multiplication in the life cycle of Plasmodium?
Sporogony
In which organ of the mosquito does the stage of sporogony occur?
Salivary gland
What is the term for the dormant stage of Plasmodium that can remain in the liver for years?
Hypnozoite
What is the term for the asexual stage of Plasmodium that occurs in the liver and blood cells?
Schizogony
What is the term for the stage of Plasmodium that is infective to humans?
Sporozoite
During which stage of the malaria parasite's life cycle does it multiply by division or splitting?
Asexual phase
What is the process by which the malaria parasite multiplies in the asexual phase?
Schizogony
In which stage of the malaria parasite's life cycle does it not multiply by division or splitting?
Sporozoite stage
Which of the following is NOT a stage in the malaria parasite's life cycle?
Histiocyte stage
What is the term derived from the Greek words 'schizo' and 'gone' that describes the process of division or splitting in the malaria parasite's life cycle?
Schizogony
This quiz covers the life cycle of the malaria parasite, including its stages and hosts. It explains how the parasite reproduces and changes hosts.
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