This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Parasitology Pa 1 (Protozoology), Subject name: Microbiology
Banana shaped gametocytes in peripheral smear are seen in infection with: 
Select and explain. 
A. Plasmodium vivax, B. Plasmodium malaria, C. Plasmodium falciparum, D. Plasmodium ovale
C: Plasmodium falciparum
Answer: C: Plasmodium falciparum 
Explanation: Banana shaped or crescent shaped gametocytes are seen in P. Falciparum.