PATHOLOGY MCQ
PARASITIC DISEASES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Anorexia
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Anemia
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Cancer
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Aids
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Malaria
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Detailed explanation-1: -Four kinds of malaria parasites infect humans: Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae.
Detailed explanation-2: -You get malaria when a mosquito infected with parasites bites you and transfers the parasite to you. You can’t get malaria just by being near a person who has the disease. Malaria is spread when an infected Anopheles mosquito bites a person. This is the only type of mosquito that can spread malaria.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are 5 parasite species that cause malaria in humans, and 2 of these species – Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax – pose the greatest threat. In 2020, nearly half of the world’s population was at risk of malaria.
Detailed explanation-4: -Plasmodium falciparum (or P. falciparum) Plasmodium malariae (or P. malariae) Plasmodium vivax (or P. vivax) Plasmodium ovale (or P. ovale) Plasmodium knowlesi (or P. knowlesi)