Q. Species of Plasmodium which causes Malignant Malaria:
(1) Falciparum
(2) Vivax
(3) Malarial
(4) Ovale
(5) Question not attempted
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Answer: 1
Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of malignant malaria, is among the most severe human infectious diseases.
Plasmodium falciparum is considered to be most malignant and fatal because of its rapid division in the human body causing repeated chills and fever.
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Plasmodium falciparum is the most virulent among the four Plasmodium species parasitic to humans, accounting for ≈85% of all malaria cases, and nearly all of the mortality. The extreme pathogenicity of P. falciparum has suggested that it is a recent human parasite, acquired by transfer from a nonhuman host.
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