Relapse is seen in which malaria?1. P. vivax2. P. falciparum3. P. malariae4. P. ovale
ANS. D P. falciparumP. vivaxP. ovaleP malariaeTissue schizogony5-6 days8 days9 days13 daysErythrocytic phase48 hours48 hours (benign tertain)49-50 hours (ovale tertian)72 hours (quartan)Red cells affectedAllReticulocytesReticulocytesMature RBCsHypnozoitesNoYesYesNo, but blood forms can persist up to 30 yearsIncubation period in humans12 days13-17 days13-17 days28-30 daysPigmentationMaurer'sSchuffner'sJames'Ziemann's
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Parasitology