This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: parasitology, Subject name: Microbiology
Malaria parasites - 
Select and explain. 
A. Has man as its intermediate host, B. Has a life cycle that alternates between man and tse-tse fly, C. Has 4 impoant species in man, D. Can be easily cultured in the laboratory
A: Has man as its intermediate host
Answer: A: Has man as its intermediate host 
Explanation: Intermediate host-man Definitive host-mosquito Asexual development-man Sexual development-mosquito Sporozoite infective form.Sporozoites are present in the salivary gland of the mosquito .Man gets infection by the bite of female anopheles mosquito (refer pgno:55 baveja 3 rd edition)