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
All are true regarding malaria except - 
Select and explain. 
A. Infant parasite rate is a poor indicator of malaria occurence in a community, B. ABER is used for operational approach, C. Spleen rate is an impoant indicator of endermicity of malaria, D. Usually caused by Plasmodium vivax
A: Infant parasite rate is a poor indicator of malaria occurence in a community
Answer: A: Infant parasite rate is a poor indicator of malaria occurence in a community 
Explanation: Infant parasite rate is defined as the percentage of infants below the age of 1 year showing malaria parasites in their blood films.It is regarded as most sensitive index of recent transmission of malaria in a locality Reference; Park&;s Textbook of preventive and social medicine, 24th edition.Pg no. 277