A Patient Has Crescent- or Banana-Shaped Malarial Gametocytes

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient has crescent- or banana-shaped malarial gametocytes.Which of the following is probably true regarding the species of malaria and its clinical course?

• A)Plasmodium malariae, which is benign and needs no treatment
• B)Plasmodium ovale, which is found mostly in Southern United States and is usually fatal
• C)Plasmodium falciparum, which is the most clinically serious
• D)Plasmodium vivax, which is the most clinically serious

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