Multiple choice

Which of the following organisms causes malignant malaria?

  1. Plasmodium malariae

  2. Plasmodium vivax

  3. Plasmodium ovale

  4. Plasmodium falciparum
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Explanation

Plasmodium falciparum causes malignant tertian malaria (falciparum malaria), the most severe and life-threatening form. P. vivax causes vivax malaria (benign tertian), P. malariae causes quartan malaria, and P. ovale causes ovale malaria (mild tertian). Only P. falciparum is termed 'malignant' malaria.

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