MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Malaria is caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. Four species cause disease in humans: P falciparum, P vivax, P ovale and P malariae. Other species of plasmodia infect reptiles, birds and other mammals. Malaria is spread to humans by the bite of female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Malaria is a potentially fatal tropical disease that is caused by a parasite known as Plasmodium (Protozoa).

Detailed explanation-3: -The causative agents of malaria are unicellular protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Plasmodium. These parasites infect not only humans but also other vertebrates, from reptiles and birds to mammals.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Facts. Malaria is a mosquito-borne parasitic infection spread by Anopheles mosquitoes. The Plasmodium parasite that causes malaria is neither a virus nor a bacteria – it is a single-celled parasite that multiplies in red blood cells of humans as well as in the mosquito intestine.

Detailed explanation-5: -Malaria parasites in humans are all classified in the subgenera Plasmodium and Laverania. Four are well-characterized, strict human pathogens (e.g. P. falciparum, P. vivax, P.