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Q. Benign tertian malaria is caused by

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Plasmodium vivax is an endoparasitic protozoan. It is the causative agent of benign tertian or vivax malaria which is characterised by a 48 hours cycle between the first malarial fever and subsequent reccurrence of chills and fever.