Malaria: Causes, Symptoms, and Management

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Which species of malaria parasite is the most common?

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

How many species of malaria parasite are there?

  • 3
  • 2
  • 4 (correct)
  • 5

How many days do sporozoites multiply in liver cells with no symptoms?

  • 10 to 14 days
  • 7 to 10 days (correct)
  • 5 to 7 days
  • 3 to 5 days

What do the merozoites infect in the blood stream?

<p>Red blood cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes the repeated cycle of fever in malaria?

<p>Rupture and release of merozoites from liver cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term 'malaria' derived from?

<p>Bad air (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which species of malaria parasite mainly disturbs the liver and red blood cells?

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

How many species of malaria parasite are there?

<p>4 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What stage of malaria involves the rupture and release of merozoites?

<p>Liver cell infection (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes the repeated cycle of fever in malaria?

<p>Merozoite invasion of red blood cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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