This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Communicable diseases, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Time required for development of parasite from the gametocyte to sporozite stage in mosquito is called as - 
Select and explain. 
A. Extrinsic incubation period, B. Intrinsic incubation period, C. Generation time, D. Median incubation period
A: Extrinsic incubation period
Answer: A: Extrinsic incubation period 
Explanation: <p> The time required for the development of the parasite from the gametocyte to sporozoite stage in the body of mosquito is about 10-20 days . This period is also referred to as the &; extrinsic incubation period&;. Park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine,K.Park,23rd edition,page no:258 <\p>