PARA (Plasmodium)

Question 1

it remains the leading parasitic disease that cause morality worldwide

Answer 1

Malaria

Question 2

transmitted by the female anopheles mosquito
scientifically known as

Answer 2

Anopheles minimus
flavirostris

Question 3

the parasite needs to feed themselves

Answer 3

hemoglobin

Question 4

infective stage of malaria

Answer 4

sporozoites

Question 5

– interval of time from the injection of sporozoites to the detection of parasites in the blood

Answer 5

Pre-patent Period

Question 6

the time between sporozoite injection and appearance of clinical symptoms

Answer 6

incubation period

Question 7

Stages of Malaria Paroxsyms

Answer 7

cold stage
hot stage
sweating stage

Question 8

~ has an affinity for mature or older red cells

Answer 8

malariae

Question 9

~ prefer to invade young red cells

Answer 9

vivax

Question 10

~ infects cells of all ages

Answer 10

falciparum

Question 11

prefer to invade young red cells

Answer 11

ovale

Question 12

stippling of vivax

Answer 12

schuffner’s dot

Question 13

stippling of malariae

Answer 13

ziemann’s stippling

Question 14

stippling of falciparum

Answer 14

maurer’s dot

Question 15

stippling of ovale

Answer 15

james dot

Question 16

ideal method for staining BSMP

Answer 16

giemsa staining