Name the toxic substance that is responsible for chill and fever in Malaria.
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Pathogenesis. The fever and chills of malaria are associated with the rupture of erythrocytic-stage schizonts. In severe falciparum malaria, parasitized red cells may obstruct capillaries and postcapillary venules, leading to local hypoxia and the release of toxic cellular products.
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haemozoin is the toxin.
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the sporozoites rupture the red blood cells and this results in the release of a toxic substance called haemozoinwhich is responsible for chill and high fever, recurring every three to four days.
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