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Malaria symptoms are caused by

Malaria symptoms are caused by

  • A.
    toxins released into the blood as a result of the destruction of red blood cell
  • B.
    the multiplication of the malaria sporozites in the liver
  • C.
    the invasion of the red blood cells by the trophozoites
  • D.
    the development of merozoites into gametocytes
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation

Once you’re bitten by the female anopheles, the parasite enters the bloodstream and travels to the liver. The infection develops in the liver before re-entering the bloodstream and invading the red blood cells.