World Malaria Day

1.      Name the Noble laureate

• a)      Alphonse Laveran

• b)      Stanley B. Prusiner

• c)      Robert Koch

• d)    Ronald Ross 

2. Which of the following is the causative agent of the disease which was treated using malariotherapy (fever therapy) in the 20^th century?

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3. Identify the species using the images

4. Which of the following combination is correct for malaria (Vector / mode of transmission)

• a) Aedes mosquito, blood transmission

• b) Culex Mosquito, vertical transmission

• c) Anopheles mosquito, blood transmission

• d) Mansonia Mosquito, vertical transmission

5. Which of the following fever pattern is NOT typically seen in malarial fever?

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6. Name the complication caused by this parasite based on the images

7. Identify the cell & parasite

• a) Mature RBC - Plasmodium malariae

• b) Young RBC – Plasmodium falciparum

• c) Reticulocyte – Plasmodium vivax

• d) Mature RBC – Plasmodium knowlesi

8. A 40-year male presented to medicine OPD with a history of recurrent fever every other day with a headache, malaise, and body aches. He also gives a history of travel to South America 2 months back. Routine lab investigations were done.

A thin blood smear was done as seen in the image.

Q: Identify the stage of development of the parasite (thin blood smear) and the name of the parasite

• a)  Gametocyte – Plasmodium malariae

• b) Merozoite – Plasmodium ovale

• c)  Trophozoite – Plasmodium falciparum

• d) Schizont – Plasmodium vivax

9. Intrinsic Resistance to malaria is seen in  EXCEPT:

• a) Hemochromatosis

• b)  Duffy-negative

• c) Ovalocytosis

• d) Thalassemia

10. INCORRECT about Chronic malaria:

• a) Common cause of maternal complications

• b) Hyper-reactive splenomegaly seen

• c) Defined as long-term malarial infection in immunocompetent subjects

• d) Absence of fever or any acute symptoms