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  4. Read the following statements and select the correct option. Statement 1: Malarial parasite requires two hosts - humans and mosquitoes to complete its life cycle. Statement 2: Haemozoin is a toxic substance produced by the rupturing of liver cells during malarial infection.

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Q. Read the following statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : Malarial parasite requires two hosts - humans and mosquitoes to complete its life cycle.
Statement 2 : Haemozoin is a toxic substance produced by the rupturing of liver cells during malarial infection.

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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.