A) quartan malaria
B) tertian malaria
C) aestivo- autumnal malaria
D) quotidian malaria
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
When more than one species of Plasmodium intact the patient or when 2 ro 3 generations of parasites mature on successive days, the fever is repeated daily. This is called, quotidian malaria. Quartan malaria is caused by Plasmodium malariae . It is characterised by recurrence of fever every fourth day. Tertain malaria is caused by Plasmodium vivax and characterised by recurrence of fever every third day. Aestivo-autumnal malaria is caused by P. falciparum. The fever is often fatal to the patient as it affects the brain.
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