In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of plasmodium with the help of a suitable diagram. The primary causative organism, Plasmodium falciparum, requires both the Anopheles mosquito and humans to complete its life cycle. The sexual cycle of the protozoan occurs in the mosquito. Immature sporozoites in the saliva of the mosquito are transmitted to the human [...]
In this article we will discuss about the plasmodium stages in mosquito with the help of diagram. 1. Plasmodium is an endoparasite in the blood cells of human beings and causes malarial fever. 2. This parasite completes its life cycle in two hosts i.e., schizogony in man and sporogony in mosquito. 3. This slide shows various stages of sporogony. 4. [...]
The following points highlight the two hosts for completion of life cycle of plasmodium. The hosts are: 1. Life Cycle of Plasmodium in Man 2. Life Cycle of Plasmodium in Female Anopheles Mosquito. Host # 1. Life Cycle of Plasmodium in Man: Infection of man: The infective stage of Plasmodium is a minute organism called sporozoite. When the female Anopheles [...]