Which one of the following types of malaria is pernicious malaria? (1) Vivax (2) Ralapse (3) Tertian (4) Malignant

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(4) Malignant Explanation: Pernicious malaria is always caused by Plasmodium falciparum and characterized by severe malarial paroxysms that recur about every 48 hours and of-ten by acute cerebral, renal, or gastrointestinal manifestations. It is also called malignant tertian malaria.

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