If a drug is active against the preerythrocytic stage
of the malarial parasite it will be useful as a:
A. Suppressive prophylactic
B. Causal prophylactic
C. Clinical curative
D. Radical curative

1 Answer

Answer :

B. Causal prophylactic

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