A 30 years old patient developed high fever of sudden onset. Peripheral blood smear showed cresent shaped gametocytes. Malaria pigment was dark brown in colour Which of the following malarial parasites is the causative agent ?

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1. A 3-year old child presented with progressive anaemia, jaundice & failure to thrive. O/E: pallor, splenomegaly are seen Peripheral smear showed normoblasts and small round intensely stained red cells. The likely diagnosis is________________?

   A. Here ditary spherocytosis
   B. Thalassaemia
   C. Sickle cell anaemia
   D. Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia

2. The eosinophil count in the peripheral blood smear is increased in________________?

   A. Allergic conditions
   B. Anemia
   C. Polycythemia
   D. Typhoid fever

3. A patient’s urine with a particular protein appears normal, but on standing it becomes dark. The dark colour disappears on heating. The patent is suffering from______________?

   A. Osteoporosis
   B. Multiple myeloma
   C. Infectious mononcleosis
   D. T – cell tumour

4. Malaria pigment is________________?

   A. Bilurubin
   B. Haemoglobin
   C. Iron
   D. Haematin-globin pigment

5. Disease characterized by insidious onset and by an absolute increased in number of circulating RBCs and in total blood volume ?

   A. Leukopenia
   B. Osler’s disease
   C. Mediterranean disease
   D. Aplastic anaemia

6. Target cells are seen in peripheral blood in_______________?

   A. Thalassemia
   B. Pernicious anemia
   C. Aplastic anemia
   D. Sickle cell anemia

7. L.E Cell phenomenon in peripheral blood is seen in:__________?

   A. Rheumatic heart disease
   B. Infective endocarditis
   C. Ischemic heart disease
   D. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

8. Transmission of all of the following intestinal parasites takes place by the feco-oral route except______________?

   A. Giardia lambia
   B. Ascaris lumbriocoides
   C. Strongyloides
   D. Entamoeba

9. Thumb print appearance in culture film smear is seen______________?

   1. Bacillus anthracis
   2. Brucella species
   3. Bordetelia pertussis
   4. Clostridium weichii

10. Cytological smear showing multinucleated giant cells, synctium and ballooning degeneration of the nucleus is a characteristic of_____________?

    A. Herpes simplex virus infection
    B. Erythema multiforme
    C. Recurrent apthous stomatitis
    D. Coxsackie virus infection