A 35-year-old male suffering from sudden onset of high grade fever. On malarial slide examination all stages of parasites are seen with schizonts of 20 microns size with 14-20 merozoites per cell and yellow brown pigment. The diagnosis is:
Ans. (b) Plasmodium vivax Catch clue of answer from question. In this question clue is 'colour of pigment' which are: Black pigment : P falciparum Brown black : P malariae Dark brown : P ovate Yellow brown : P vivax
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium ovale