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1.Themosquitothatactsasthevectorformalarialparasiteis
A.Aedes
B.Anopheles
C.Culex
D.Mansonia
Answer:B.Anopheles
2.Thefemalemosquitoinoculatesplasmodial______fromitssalivaryglandsduringablood
meal.
A.Merozoites
B.Sporozoites
C.Hypnozoites
D.Trophozoites
Answer:B.Sporozoites
3.WhichofthefollowingPlasmodiumspeciesinfectsredcellsofallages?
A.Plasmodiumfalciparum
B.Plasmodiumovale
C.Plasmodiumvivax
D.Plasmodiummalariae
Answer:A.Plasmodiumfalciparum
4.Whichofthefollowingmalarialparasitesisknowntorelapse?
A.Plasmodiumfalciparum
B.Plasmodiumvivax
C.Plasmodiummalariae
D.Plasmodiumknowlesi
Answer:B.Plasmodiumvivax
5.Whichofthefollowingistherecommendedtestforthedefinitivediagnosisofmalaria?
A.PlasmodiumLDHcardtest
B.PfHRP2(Plasmodiumfalciparumspecifichistidinerichprotein2)cardtest
C.Microtubeconcentrationmethodswithacridineorangestaining
D.Examinationofthinandthickbloodfilms
Answer:D.Examinationofthinandthickbloodfilms

6.Bananashapedgametocytesareacharacteristicfeatureof
A.Plasmodiumfalciparum
B.Plasmodiumvivax
C.Plasmodiumovale
D.Plasmodiummalariae
Answer:A.Plasmodiumfalciparum
7.Chloroquineisnotrecommendedinthethetreatmentofmalariacausedby
A.Plasmodiumvivax
B.Plasmodiumovale
C.Plasmodiummalariae
D.Plasmodiumknowlesi
Answer:D.Plasmodiumknowlesi
8.Whichofthefollowingisthedrugofchoiceforseverefalciparummalaria?
A.Artesunate
B.Artemether
C.Artemotil
D.Quinidine
Answer:A.Artesunate
9.Whichofthefollowingisanincorrectstatementregardingartesunate?
A.Poororalabsorption
B.Noactionontheliverstatesofplasmodium
C.KillsallbutmaturegametocytesofPlasmodiumfalciparum
D.Nodoseadjustmentisrequiredinrenalfailure
Answer:A.Poororalabsorption
10.Whichofthefollowingisanincorrectstatementregardingprimaquine?
A.KillsthegametocytesofPlasmodiumfalciparum
B.Killsdevelopingliverstagesofallspecies
C.SeverehemolyticanemiacanoccurwhengiventoG6PDdeficientpatients
D.Safeinpregnancy
Answer:Safeinpregnancy

11.Whichofthefollowingcanariseaschroniccomplicationsofmalaria?
A.Hyperreactivemalarialsplenomegaly
B.Quartanmalarialnephropathy
C.Burkitt'slymphoma
D.Alloftheabove
Answer:D.Alloftheabove
Reference:Harrison'sPrinciplesofinternalmedicine21stedition