Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-1999

  • question_answer
    Microfilaria is found in the peripheral blood of man during

    A)  day time                            

    B)  night time

    C)  morning                             

    D)  evening

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The microfilaria found in peripheral blood but appear periodically at night mostly between 10.00 PM and 4.00 AM, thus showing a nocturnal periodicity. The mechanism of this nocturnal periodicity is not yet clearly known but it is presumed to be in some way related with the night feeding habit of its inter mediate host, Culex pipiens fatigans.


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