Plasmodium vivax and Malaria
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What is the most frequent cause of recurring malaria?

  • Wild chimpanzees
  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • Plasmodium vivax (correct)
  • Anopheles mosquito
  • Where is Plasmodium vivax found mainly?

  • Australia
  • Asia, Latin America, and some parts of Africa (correct)
  • Europe
  • North America
  • What is the estimated number of people at risk of infection with Plasmodium vivax?

  • 5 billion
  • 2.5 billion (correct)
  • 1.5 billion
  • 500 million
  • Which parasite is closely related to human P. vivax and is found in wild chimpanzees and gorillas in central Africa?

    <p>P. vivax itself</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which malaria parasite is capable of undergoing sporogonic development in the mosquito at lower temperatures?

    <p>Plasmodium vivax</p> Signup and view all the answers

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