Severe malaria is indicated on peripheral smear by:: (A) >2% parasitized RBCs in low endemic, (B) >5% in hyperendemic areas, (C) >5% parasitized RBCs in low endemic, (D) >15% in hyperendemic areas 18 months
Answer is C. Severe malaria is indicated by Hyperparasitaemia (>5% parasitized RBCs in low endemic and >10% in hyperendemic areas) Ref: