MGIMS WARDHA MGIMS WARDHA Solved Paper-2004

  • question_answer
    Fever in malaria is due to :

    A)  entry of sporozoites into blood capillaries

    B)  entry of merozoites into liver cells

    C)   release of merozoites from red blood cells

    D)  entry of cryptomerozoites into red blood cells

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     Malaria is caused by a protozoan Plasmodium uiuax. Infective stage of Plasmodium is sporozoite. Schizogony is an asexual reproduction in which schizont is formed. It undergoes Pre-erythrocytic schizogony, exocrythrocytic schizogony and erythrocytic schizogony. During erythrocytic schizogony  RBCs   gets ruptured to release merozoits. At this stage malaria fever is felt.


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