Question

Malignant tertiary malaria is caused by Plasmodium:

• A. Vivax
• B. ovale
• C. malariae
• D. falciparum

Answer 1

Answer:

D. falciparum

• Malignant tertian malaria, also known as severe or complicated malaria, is primarily caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite.

• Plasmodium falciparum is the most dangerous and responsible for the majority of severe malaria cases in humans, even though all four Plasmodium species can cause malaria in humans.