WorksheetsWorld Malaria Day
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
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 20th century?
a)
b)
c)
d)
3. Identify the species using the images
(a)
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?
a)
b)
c)
d)
6. Name the complication caused by this parasite based on the images
(a)
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
11. Erythrocyte enlargement and Schuffner dots are commonly seen in
a) Plasmodium knowlesi
b) Plasmodium malariae
c) Plasmodium falciparum
d) Plasmodium ovale
12. Hemozoin pigment can be visualized by
a) Electron Microscope
b) Phase Contrast Microscope
c) Fluorescent Microscope
d) Dark Ground Microscope
13. Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for malaria is based on the detection of
a) PfEMP1 & LDH
b) HRP – 2 & LDH
c) ICAM – 1 & HRP – 2
d) ELAM1 & HRP – 2
14. Following are differential diagnosis for malaria
(More than one correct answer)
a)
b)
c)
d)
15. Which of the following is not a differential diagnosis for massive splenomegaly
a)Malaria
b) Babesiosis
c) Leishmaniasis
d) Echinococcosis
16. Which of the following is FALSE regarding anti-malarial drugs:
a) Primaquine is the only antimalarial drug with effective activity against all the species gametocytes of Plasmodium.
b) Chloroquine can be used in all trimesters of pregnancy and in children of all ages.
c) Primaquine is safe in pregnancy.
d) Quinidine gluconate is the drug of choice for suspected severe malaria.
17. Mefloquine should not be used in persons with
a) Prolonged QT interval
b) Nephrotic syndrome
c) Hepatitis
d) Pregnancy
18. Which of the following is the 1st recommended vaccine by WHO for P. falciparum in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions
a) R21 /Matrix - M
b) RTS, S/AS01 (RTS, S)
c) Pf SPZ
d) Spf66
19. Which is the 1st country to approve a new malaria vaccine
a) Zimbabwe
b) Tanzania
c) Ghana
d) South Africa
20. In 2021 World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the first-ever vaccine against malaria.
Which of the following age group of people can get the dose of the vaccine who are living in the malaria epidemic regions?
a) Infants born to mother who had clinical malaria during pregnancy
b) children 5 months to 10 years
c) Adults with co-morbidities
d) 60 years and older
Which of the following country is WHO-certified malaria free?
a) China
b) Sri Lanka
c) Indonesia
d) Bhutan
