Q143
General ScienceBiology
Cerebral Malaria is caused by
- a.Plasmodium vivax
- b.Plasmodium malariae
- c.Plasmodium falciparum
- d.None of the above
Answer: (C) Plasmodium falciparum
Cerebral Malaria is the most severe neurological complication of malaria, caused by Plasmodium falciparum. It involves the invasion of brain capillaries by parasite-infected red blood cells, leading to neurological dysfunction, coma, and in many cases death. P. vivax causes the more common benign tertian malaria.