Question
Biology Question on Common Diseases in Human Beings
Read the following statements and select the correct option. Malarial parasite requires two hosts - humans and mosquitoes to complete its life cycle. Haemozoin is a toxic substance produced by the rupturing of liver cells during malarial infection.
A
Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
B
Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 .is incorrect
C
Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct
D
Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect
Answer
Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 .is incorrect
Explanation
Solution
Malarial parasite requires two hosts - humans and mosquitoes to complete its life cycle. Mosquito acts as a primary host and human acts as a secondary host. Haemozoin is a toxic substance produced by the rupturing of red blood cells.