{"@context":"https://schema.org/","@type":"Quiz","dateCreated":"2026-06-29T08:31:35.055Z","dateModified":"2026-07-22T13:04:27.183Z","typicalAgeRange":"11-18","educationalLevel":"AIIMS BSc Nursing","assesses":"Biology - Human health and disease","educationalAlignment":[{"@type":"AlignmentObject","alignmentType":"educationalTopic","targetName":"Human health and disease"},{"@type":"AlignmentObject","alignmentType":"educationalSubject","targetName":"Biology "},{"@type":"AlignmentObject","alignmentType":"educationalExam","targetName":"AIIMS BSc Nursing"}],"name":"Quiz about Human health and disease","about":{"@type":"Thing","name":"Biology - Human health and disease"},"hasPart":[{"@type":"Question","eduQuestionType":"Multiple choice","learningResourceType":"Practice problem","educationalLevel":"intermediate","name":"Question About Human health and disease","text":"Which disease is caused by Plasmodium?}","encodingFormat":"text/markdown","comment":{"@type":"Comment","text":"Remember the different species of Plasmodium: \nP. vivax, P. malariae, and P. falciparum. \nAmong these, Plasmodium falciparum causes malignant malaria, which is the most serious, severe, and potentially fatal form of the disease."},"suggestedAnswer":[{"@type":"Answer","position":0,"encodingFormat":"text/markdown","text":"

Dengue

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Typhoid

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Malaria

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Filariasis

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Malaria

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Which disease is caused by Plasmodium?

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