Multiple choice

Plasmodium vivax is a:

  1. digenetic parasite

  2. monogenetic parasite

  3. trigenetic parasite

  4. none of the above
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Explanation

A digenetic parasite requires two hosts to complete its life cycle. Plasmodium vivax needs both a human host (asexual reproduction) and a mosquito host (sexual reproduction). Monogenetic parasites need only one host, and trigenetic is not a standard parasitological term.

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