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What is the most virulent species of Plasmodium?
What is the most virulent species of Plasmodium?
- Plasmodium falciparum (correct)
- Plasmodium malariae
- Plasmodium vivax
- Plasmodium ovale
Which organism serves as the vector for Plasmodium in transmitting malaria to humans?
Which organism serves as the vector for Plasmodium in transmitting malaria to humans?
- Anopheles mosquito (correct)
- Tsetse fly
- Culex mosquito
- Aedes mosquito
What is the stage of Plasmodium that enters the bloodstream when an infected female mosquito takes a blood meal?
What is the stage of Plasmodium that enters the bloodstream when an infected female mosquito takes a blood meal?
- Gametocytes
- Trophozoites
- Merozoites
- Sporozoites (correct)
What is the 45-kDa protein that covers sporozoites and mediates their adhesion to hepatocytes?
What is the 45-kDa protein that covers sporozoites and mediates their adhesion to hepatocytes?
Where do the parasites differentiate into merozoites after entering the hepatocytes?
Where do the parasites differentiate into merozoites after entering the hepatocytes?
What initiates the major symptoms and pathology of malaria?
What initiates the major symptoms and pathology of malaria?
Which stage in the life cycle of Plasmodium is responsible for initiating the cycle again by differentiating into sporozoites within the mosquito’s salivary gland?
Which stage in the life cycle of Plasmodium is responsible for initiating the cycle again by differentiating into sporozoites within the mosquito’s salivary gland?
Which symptom of malaria is a result of merozoites blocking capillaries in the body?
Which symptom of malaria is a result of merozoites blocking capillaries in the body?
In regions where malaria is endemic, which age group is noted to have the weakest immune response against Plasmodium infection?
In regions where malaria is endemic, which age group is noted to have the weakest immune response against Plasmodium infection?
What is a factor contributing to the low levels of immune response to Plasmodium in individuals living in endemic regions?
What is a factor contributing to the low levels of immune response to Plasmodium in individuals living in endemic regions?
Which stage of Plasmodium's life cycle circulates in the blood for a very short time before infecting hepatocytes, making immune activation unlikely?
Which stage of Plasmodium's life cycle circulates in the blood for a very short time before infecting hepatocytes, making immune activation unlikely?
What hypothesis links some malaria symptoms to the excessive production of cytokines?
What hypothesis links some malaria symptoms to the excessive production of cytokines?
