Quiz on World Malaria Day

1.     Identify the Noble laureate

• Alphonse Laveran

• Stanley B. Prusiner

• Robert Koch

• Ronald Ross

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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Identify and write the name of the Plasmodium species using the images

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

•   Aedes mosquito, blood transmission

• Culex Mosquito, vertical transmission

• Anopheles mosquito, blood transmission

• Mansonia Mosquito, vertical transmission

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

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Identify the complication caused by this parasite

  

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Identify the cell & parasite

• Mature RBC - Plasmodium malariae

•   Young RBC – Plasmodium falciparum

• Reticulocyte – Plasmodium vivax

• Mature RBC – Plasmodium knowlesi

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. Identify the parasite showed in the thin blood smear:

•   Gametocyte – Plasmodium malariae

• Merozoite – Plasmodium ovale

• Trophozoite – Plasmodium falciparum

• Schizont – Plasmodium vivax

Innate immunity to malaria is seen in all, EXCEPT:

•   Hemochromatosis

• Duffy-negative

• Ovalocytosis

• Thalassemia

INCORRECT about Chronic malaria:

    

• Common cause of maternal complications

•    Hyper-reactive splenomegaly seen.

• Defined as long-term malarial infection in semi- immune subjects

• Paroxysms of fever is the main complaint