Plasmodium Life Cycle Quiz

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Where does Plasmodium by Wax undergo hepatic schizogony?

  • Kidney cells
  • Liver cells (correct)
  • Lung cells
  • Red blood cells

What is the first phase of Plasmodium by Wax's life cycle in humans?

  • Release of sporozoites
  • Infection by mosquito bite (correct)
  • Transformation into trophozoites
  • Formation of schizonts

What is the name of the parasite that causes malaria?

  • Plasmodium by Wax (correct)
  • Plasmodium by Wane
  • Plasmodium by Wasp
  • Plasmodium by Wane

Who discovered the process of Plasmodium by Wax in the human phase?

<p>Short and Gunham (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do the sporozoites released by the mosquito enter in the human body?

<p>Liver cells and red blood cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Plasmodium Life Cycle

  • Plasmodium undergoes hepatic schizogony in the liver.

Malaria Parasite

  • The parasite that causes malaria is Plasmodium.

Life Cycle in Humans

  • The first phase of Plasmodium's life cycle in humans is hepatic schizogony in the liver.

Discovery

  • The process of Plasmodium in the human phase was discovered by Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran.

Infectious Process

  • Sporozoites released by the mosquito enter the human body through the bloodstream, usually through a mosquito bite.

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