Malaria Case Classification
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What type of life cycle occurs in humans?

  • Schizogony (correct)
  • Gametocytogenesis
  • Erythrocytic cycle
  • Sporogony

What is the infective stage of Plasmodium that is injected into human blood?

  • Sporozoite (correct)
  • Hypnozoite
  • Gamete
  • Merozoite

Which species of Plasmodium infects only young RBCs?

  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • Plasmodium vivax (correct)
  • Plasmodium ovale
  • Plasmodium malariae

What is responsible for long incubation and late relapses in P.vivax and P.ovale?

<p>Hypnozoites (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of life cycle occurs in female anopheles mosquitoes?

<p>Sporogony (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which species of Plasmodium infects RBCs of any age?

<p>Plasmodium falciparum (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the dormant stage of Plasmodium in hepatocytes?

<p>Hypnozoite (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the exo-erythrocytic merozoites that invade RBCs?

<p>Merozoites (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of malaria control in malaria-endemic countries?

<p>To reduce as much as possible the health impact of malaria on a population (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following strategies is part of the National strategic Plan for malaria control?

<p>Ensuring early diagnosis and prompt treatment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the specified forms of multiple prevention in malaria control?

<p>Vector control and insecticide nets (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component involves forecasting and early detection in malaria control?

<p>Forecasting, early detection, and containment of epidemics (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) program?

<p>To reduce the burden of malaria and reduce malaria morbidity and mortality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an element of the RBM program?

<p>Supplying antimalarial drugs to all malaria-endemic regions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the element 'focused research' in the RBM program refer to?

<p>Targeted research specifically dealing with malaria (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organization is primarily referenced in the malaria control and prevention section?

<p>World Health Organization (WHO) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which species of mosquito is NOT a vector for malaria?

<p>Culex pipiens (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the shortest observed incubation period for Plasmodium falciparum?

<p>7 days (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary reason for the reduced number of malaria cases in Sudan between 2000 and 2010?

<p>National malaria control programme (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which demographic group is at a higher risk of contracting malaria?

<p>Young children and infants (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Through which method is malaria NOT transmitted?

<p>Through contaminated food (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factor is a key determinant in the geographic distribution of malaria?

<p>Climate (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic describes the period of communicability in untreated malaria cases?

<p>Lifelong occurrence in mosquito vector (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the female anopheles mosquitoes primarily seeking when they bite humans?

<p>Blood for ova production (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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