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Exoerythrocytic phase of life cycle in malarial parasite occurs in

ALiver of a man
Correct Answer
BReticulo-endothelium of a man
CBrain of a man
DStomach of a mosquito

Solution

The exoerythrocytic phase involves maturation and development of the parasite in the liver of man. When an infected mosquito transmits the infection or sporozoites as it takes in a blood meal the sporozoites in the mosquito's saliva enter the bloodstream and migrate to the liver.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.


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