Plasmodium

Question 1

Quotidian Malaria

Answer 1

Malaria in which fever occurs at regular time interval of 24-hour

Question 2

Tertian malaria

Answer 2

Malaria in which fever occurs at regular time interval of 48 hours

Question 3

Quartan Malaria

Answer 3

Malaria in which fever occurs at regular time interval of 72 hours

Question 4

Name the dangerous species of plasmodium. Give reason

Answer 4

Plasmodium falciparum is most dangerous species as it cause major complication. They are
1) Black water fever
2) Cerebral malaria

Question 5

TROPHOZOITE

Answer 5

1) It lives in RBC of human
2) It is an actively feeding stage
3) it is rounded or amoeboid
4) Body is covered by plasma membrane
5) Nucleus is located away from center.

Question 6

SPOROZOITE

Answer 6

1) It lives in salivary gland of mosquito
2) It is an inflictive stage
3) It is sickle shape
4) Body is covered by pellicle.
5)Nucleus is located at the center