This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Cyclopropagative type of life cycle is seen in? 
Select and explain. 
A. Cholera, B. Filaria, C. Plague, D. Malaria
D: Malaria
Answer: D: Malaria 
Explanation: Malaria REF: Medical Entomology: A Textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems by Bruce F. Eldridge, John D. Edman Page 155 Vector mediated biological transmission: Propagative Parasite reproduce in vector but do not pass through developmental stages Viruses, rickettsia, bacteria Cyclopropagative Undergoes only developmental stages inside the vector Protozoans (Malaria, Trypanosomes ) Cyclodevelopmental Undergoes both reproduction and development inside the vector Filarial parasite Cyclodevelopmental Undergoes both reproduction and Filarial parasite development inside the vector