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Explore the intricate life cycle of malaria parasites from mosquito bites to infecting humans. Learn about key stages like erythrocytic schizogony and mosquito sporogony. Discover how Plasmodium causes diseases like vivax and falciparum.
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in human : the mosquito bites the human and injects Plasmodium’s sporozoites located in its salivary glands MALARIOLOGY erythrocytic stage schizogony pre-erythrocytic stage schizont merozoite trophozoite sporozoite trophozoite schizont merozoite transmits hepatocyte red blood cell blood stream blood stream parasite life cycle anopheline Plasmodium causes Plasmodium vivax Plasmodium falciparum in mosquito : the anopheline bites the infected human and ingests gametocytes during its blood meal anopheline sporogony malaria The mosquito bites the human and infects him gamete gametocyte ookinete oocyst sporozoite Inside the mosquito’s salivary glands, sporozoites wait for the next bood meal gut stomach salivary glands