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Where does Plasmodium by Wax undergo hepatic schizogony?
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?
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?
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?
Who discovered the process of Plasmodium by Wax in the human phase?
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Where do the sporozoites released by the mosquito enter in the human body?
Where do the sporozoites released by the mosquito enter in the human body?
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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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Test your knowledge of the Plasmodium life cycle and its role in causing malaria with this quiz. Learn about the human and mosquito phases, asexual reproduction, formation of schizonts, hepatic schizogony, and erythrocytic schizogony.
