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Antimalarial drug used for causal prophylaxis act at which stage of developmental cycle

A
Gametogony
B
Erythrocytic schizogony
C
Pre-erythrocytic schizogony
D
Exo-erythrocytic schizogony
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. C. Pre-erythrocytic schizogonyPre-erythrocytic schizogony* Occurs inside the parenchymal cells of liver.* Merozoites are liberated into blood.* Drugs acting on this stage will prevent infection of RBC and clinical attack of malaria causal prophylaxis.* Drugs are* Proguanil & Tetracycline - for falciparum.

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