Year 11 Geography Malaria Quiz 1

Which of these is not a symptom of malaria?

• Chills

• Fever

• Nausea

• Bruising

Which is the most lethal type of Plasmodium parasite?

• P. falciparum

• P. vivax

• P. ovalae

• P. malariae

When the Plasmodium parasite leaves the mosquito (via its saliva) and enters the human's bloodstream, it is called:

• gametocyte

• merozoite

• sporozoite

• oocyst

During which stage of the malaria lifecycle do symptoms appear?

• Stage 1: Mosquito bites the human

• Stage 2: sporozoites invade the liver

• Stage 3: merozoites invade the red blood cells

• Stage 4: gametocytes form in some red blood cells

Since 2000, how many formally malaria endemic countries have become malaria free?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 11

Minimum temperature for parasite development is

• 15 degrees Celsius

• 18 degrees Celsius

• 20 degrees Celsius

• 11 degrees Celsius

What is the name of the Anopheles species responsible for most of the malaria transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa?

• Anopheles gambiae

• Anopheles aquasalis

• Anopheles darlingi

• Anopheles freeborni

Malaria is transmitted in which type of climate?

• temperate

• tropical

• polar

True or false: The higher the temperature, the less time required for the parasite to complete the mosquito stage of the lifecycle.

• True

• False

True or false: Less rainfall in a region means an increase in malaria transmission.

• True

• False