Question

In the mosquito phase of Plasmodium, identify the incorrect activity and also give the correct statement.

(1) Gametogony preceeds Syngamy which in turn preceeds Sporogony

(2) Microgametocyte undergoes maturation to form a female gamete

(3) Process of liberation of male gametes from the flagellated bod is called exflagellation

(4) One of the microgametes comes in contact with the reception cone of female gamete​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Malaria has been and still is the cause of much human morbidity and mortality. Although the disease has been eradicated in most temperate zones, it continues to be endemic throughout much of the tropics and subtropics. Forty percent of the world's population lives in endemic areas. Epidemics have devastated large populations and malaria poses a serious barrier to economic progress in many developing countries. There are an estimated 300-500 million cases of clinical disease per year with 1.5-2.7 million deaths. Some of the earliest known medical writings from China, Assyria, and India accurately describe the malaria-like intermittent fevers. Hippocrates, the 'father of medicine', is generally credited with the first description of the clinical symptoms in 500 BC, more than 2000 years before the parasite was described