Multiple choice

Which of the following statements are incorrect regarding Plasmodium vivax?

  1. Duration of exoerythrocytic cyle is 14-15 days.
  2. Duration of erythrocytic cyle is 48 hours.
  3. Incubation period is 20-24 days.
  4. Duration of sexual cycle is 10 days.

  1. Only 1 and 2

  2. Only 1 and 3

  3. Only 1 and 4

  4. Only 2 and 3

  5. Only 2 and 4
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Duration of exoerythrocytic cyle is 8 days in Plasmodium vivax, while it is 14-15 days in Plasmodium malariae. Incubation period is 12-14 days Plasmodium vivax, while it is 20-24 days in Plasmodium malariae.

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