CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2014

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    The mature infective stages of malarial parasite which are transferred from mosquito to man are

    A)  trophozoites   

    B)  sporozoites

    C)  gametocytes   

    D)  merozoites.

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    : Malaria is caused by a protozoan parasite named Plasmodium. The infective stage of parasite in human beings is sporozoite. Sporozoites are introduced in human beings by the bite of female Anopheles mosquito and then the sporozoites undergo multiplication in different stages - pre-erythrocytic schizogony, exoerythrocytic schizogony, erythrocyticschizogonyandpost-erythrocytic schizogony.


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