Q91
Statement : Some strains of mosquito have become resistant to chloroquine - the widely used medicine for malaria patients. Courses of Action : I. Selling of chloroquine should be stopped. II. Researchers should develop a new medicine for patients affected by such mosquitoes. III. All the patients suffering from malaria should be checked for identification of causal mosquito.
A.
None follows
B.
Only I and III follow
C.
All follow
D.
Only II and III follow
AnswerE.
None of these
Answer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Clearly, chloroquine can still be used to get rid of the non-resistant varieties, and new medicines developed for the resistant varieties. The patients can then be treated accordingly by performing tests for the causal mosquito. So, only II and III follow.