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Malaria caused by infection with Plasmodium vivax parasites:Is transmitted by the Tsetse fly.Causes hypnozoites in the liver and relapsing malaria infections.Is characterised by fevers and chills that cycle every 72 hours.Is the most virulent form of human malaria.

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Malaria caused by infection with Plasmodium vivax parasites:Is transmitted by the Tsetse fly.Causes hypnozoites in the liver and relapsing malaria infections.Is characterised by fevers and chills that cycle every 72 hours.Is the most virulent form of human malaria.

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The statement "Malaria caused by infection with Plasmodium vivax parasites" can be evaluated as follows:

  1. "Is transmitted by the Tsetse fly." - This is incorrect. Malaria is not transmitted by the Tsetse fly. It is transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito.

  2. "Causes hypnozoites in the liver and relapsing malaria infections." - This is correct. Plasmodium vivax is known to form dormant stages called hypnozoites in the liver, which can cause relapsing malaria infections.

  3. "Is characterised by fevers and chills that cycle every 72 hours." - This is incorrect. The fever and chills cycle every 48 hours in Plasmodium vivax infection, not 72 hours. The 72-hour cycle is characteristic of Plasmodium malariae.

  4. "Is the most virulent form of human malaria." - This is incorrect. The most vir

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