allery**Malaria** is caused by which protozoan?
A*Entamoeba*
B*Plasmodium* (spread by female *Anopheles* mosquito)
C*Trypanosoma*
D*Leishmania*
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. *Plasmodium* (spread by female *Anopheles* mosquito)
**Malaria:** *Plasmodium* spp.
(P. vivax, P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale, P. knowlesi).
**Vector:** female *Anopheles* mosquito.
**Life cycle:** liver schizogony, then RBC schizogony causing periodic fevers.
P. falciparum is the deadliest.
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