Out of the various diseases which are caused by mosquito, the malaria is the most common and well known disease in our country. This disease is caused by a protozoan endoparasite known as Plasmodium. The genus Plasmodium includes all the blood parasitic protozoa causing a febrile disease known as malaria. P. vivax causes a special type of malaria fever known [...]
Parasitism is an association or a situation in which two organisms of different taxonomic positions live together where one enjoys all sorts of benefits (like derivation of nourishment, reproduction etc. which are basic requirements for existence) at the expense of the other. The benefited organism is called the parasite and the organism harbouring the parasite is called the host. Hosts [...]
In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of trypanosoma gambiense. Trypanosoma gambiense is digenetic; i.e., it completes its life cycle in two hosts. The primary or definitive host is man. The mammals, like pigs, buffaloes, antelopes often act as reservoir hosts harbouring the parasite. The intermediate host is blood sucking insect called tsetse fly (Glossina palpalis). Life [...]