IMMUNOLOGY

HYPERSENSITIVITY

CLASSICAL ALTERNATE AND LECTIN PATHWAYS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After how many days of infection by mosquitoes do the symptoms for malaria occur?
A
1-2
B
3-5
C
10-16
D
20-30
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Symptoms usually start within 10–15 days of getting bitten by an infected mosquito. Symptoms may be mild for some people, especially for those who have had a malaria infection before.

Detailed explanation-2: -Incubation period P. falciparum: 9 to 14 days. P . vivax: 12 to18 days but some strains may have an incubation period of 8 to 10 months or longer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plasmodium falciparum can cause severe infection and has the shortest incubation period compared with all the other Plasmodium species. Incubation periods of 9–14 days for the immune and 6–14 days for the nonimmune have been reported for P. falciparum.

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