Plasmodium Falciparum Is a Parasitic Protist That Can Be Carried

question 5

Multiple Choice

Plasmodium falciparum is a parasitic protist that can be carried among host organisms by a mosquito.Infection generates anemia via a process of:

• A)infecting the bone marrow of its hosts.
• B)causing uncontrolled bleeding from tissues.
• C)invading red blood cells and dividing within them.
• D)mosquito-based feeding upon the blood during transmission.
• E)anemia is not a symptom of Plasmodium infection.

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