Which is true of malaria -: (A) Rods forms are seen in P. malariae, (B) RBC size is more in P. vivax, (C) Relapse seen in P. falciparum, (D) Male and female mosquito transmit disease
Answer is B. RBCs shape and size malaria: P. vivex - Enlarged, Round and Bizarre form P. falciparum - Normal in size P. malariae - Normal in size P. ovale - Enlarged, Oval and Fimbriated margin Relapse: Seen in P. vivax and P. ovale Recrudescence: Seen in P. falciparum and P. malariae infections Definitive host: Female Anopheles mosquitoes (not male anopheles) Intermediate host: Man. Rod forms are seen in P. falciparm not in P. malaiae