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Fever in malaria is due to

Updated On: Jul 28, 2022
  • entry of sporozoites into blood capillaries
  • entry of merozoites into liver cells
  • release of merozoites from red blood cells
  • entry of cryptomerozoites into red blood cells
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Schizogony is an asexual reproduction during life cycle malarial parasite in which schizont is formed. It undergoes pre-erythrocytic schizogony, exoerythrocytic schizogony and erythrocytic schizogony. During erythrocytic schizogony RBCs gets ruptured to release merozoits. At this stage malaria fever is felt.
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