WorksheetsQuiz on World Malaria Day
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 8mins
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 20th century?
Identify and write the name of the Plasmodium species using the images
(a)
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?
Identify the complication caused by this parasite
(a)
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
Erythrocyte enlargement and Schuffner dots are commonly seen in
Plasmodium knowlesi
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium ovale
Hemozoin pigment can be visualized by
Electron Microscope
Phase Contrast Microscope
Fluorescent Microscope
Dark Ground Microscope
Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for malaria is based on the detection of
PfEMP1 & LDH
HRP – 2 & LDH
ICAM – 1 & HRP – 2
ELAM1 & HRP – 2
Differential diagnosis for malaria includes: ( Multiple options can be correct)
Which of the following is NOT a differential diagnosis for massive splenomegaly
Malaria
Babesiosis
Leishmaniasis
Echinococcosis
Which of the following is FALSE regarding anti-malarial drugs:
Primaquine is the only antimalarial drug with effective activity against gametocytes of all the species of Plasmodium.
Chloroquine can be used in all trimesters of pregnancy and in children of all ages.
Primaquine is safe in pregnancy.
Quinidine gluconate is the drug of choice for suspected severe malaria.
Mefloquine should not be used in persons with
Prolonged QT interval
Nephrotic syndrome
Hepatitis
Pregnancy
Which of the following is the 1st recommended vaccine by WHO for P. falciparum in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions
R21 /Matrix - M
RTS, S/AS01 (RTS, S)
Pf SPZ
Spf66
Which is the 1st country to approve the OXFORD malaria vaccine?
Zimbabwe
Tanzania
Ghana
South Africa
The WHO recommended malaria vaccine can be used in :
Infants born to mothers who had clinical malaria during pregnancy
children 5 months to 10 years
Adults with co-morbidities
60 years and older
Which of the following country is WHO-certified malaria free?
China
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
Bhutan
Which of the following Indian state has the highest malaria burden?
West Bengal
Orissa
Jharkhand
Uttar Pradesh
