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(A) Benign tertian malaria is caused by $Plasmodium \ vivax$. In this type of malaria,the life cycle of the parasite in human red blood cells takes ap

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(A) Benign tertian malaria is caused by $Plasmodium \ vivax$. In this type of malaria,the life cycle of the parasite in human red blood cells takes approximately $48$ hours to complete. Upon the rupture of the infected red blood cells,a toxic substance called hemozoin is released,which is responsible for the characteristic chill and high fever that recurs every $48$ hours.

List-$I$ (Vector)	List-$II$ (Disease)
$(p)$ $Culex$	$(i)$ $Dengue$
$(q)$ $Anopheles$	$(ii)$ $Filariasis$
$(r)$ $Aedes$	$(iii)$ $Malaria$

The chill and fever recurring after $48$ hours in benign tertian malaria is due to

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