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Choose the correct answer from the four alternatives given in the brackets:
The most serious form of malaria is caused by
(Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax)

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The most serious form of malaria is caused by Plasmodium falciparum because it causes malignant malaria or cerebral malaria or pernicious malaria. Malignant malaria can affect the brain and central nervous system, which can lead to death and hence considered to be the most fatal.

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