A patient returning from a holiday in Africa presents with cyclical fevers, chills, and sweats. Peripheral blood smear shows ring forms inside RBCs. W...

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A patient returning from a holiday in Africa presents with cyclical fevers, chills, and sweats. Peripheral blood smear shows ring forms inside RBCs. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

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Malaria

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Dengue fever

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Typhoid fever

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Yellow fever

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Leptospirosis

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A patient returning from a holiday in Africa presents with cyclical fevers, chills, and sweats. Peripheral blood smear shows ring forms inside RBCs. Which is the most likely diagnosis?