Class 12 NEET Biology Human Health and Diseases Questions Part 1

(a) In human beings different types of malaria are caused by 4 different species of Plasmodium.
They are :
1. Benign tertian malaria – Plasmodium vivax.
2. Malignant(Pernicious or cerebral) tertian malaria – Plasmodium falciparum.
3. Quartan malaria – Plasmodium malariae.
4. Mild tertian malaria – Plasmodium ovale.