After how many days could a patient commonly feel malaria from the time of bitting of mosquito

Options

A. 2 – 8 days
B. 8 – 10 days
C. 10 – 20 days
D. 20 – 30 days

Answer

C

Explanation

The time from the initial malaria infection until symptoms appear typically ranges from 9 to 14 days for plasmodium flaciparum 12 to 18 days for P. vivax and 18 – 40 days for p. malaria.