A) endogenous host for Plasmodium
B) exogenous host for Plasmodium
C) initial host
D) None of the above
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Plasmodium vivax is an endoparasitic protozoan which causes malaria to human being. It is digenetic endoparasite having 2 host?man and mosquito. Mosquito (female Anopheles) is the primary or intermediate host in which sexual cycle of Plasmodium is completed. As the female Anopheles mosquito feeds on blood, they can serve as vector host of malarial parasite. The parasite does not harm the mosquito.
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