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Plasmodium knowlesi
Plasmodium knowlesi Plasmodium knowlesi (also referred to as P. knowlesi) Plasmodium knowlesi Details: Type: Protozoan parasite (single-celled organism) Category: Blood parasite (malarial parasite) Transmission Type: Vector-borne (mosquito transmission) Primary Target Area: Red blood cells (circulatory system) Lifecycle Form: Exists in multiple stages — sporozoite (infective form transmitted by mosquitoes), liver stage (hepatic schizont), and blood ... Read more
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium ovale (also referred to as the tertian malaria parasite) Plasmodium ovale Details: Type:Single-celled parasitic protozoan Category:Blood & tissue protozoa Transmission Type:Mosquito-borne Primary Target Area:Liver cells and red blood cells Lifecycle Form:Exists in multiple forms — sporozoites (infective form), merozoites (blood-stage replicating form), gametocytes (sexual form), and hypnozoites (dormant liver stage causing relapse) Incubation Period:Symptoms ... Read more
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium malariae (also referred to as the quartan malaria parasite) Giardia lamblia Details: Type:Single-celled parasitic protozoan Category:Blood & tissue protozoa Transmission Type:Mosquito-borne Primary Target Area:Red blood cells Lifecycle Form:Exists in multiple forms — sporozoites (infective form), merozoites (blood-stage replicating form), gametocytes (sexual form). Incubation Period:Symptoms usually appear 18–40 days after infection, though low-level infections can ... Read more
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium vivax (also referred to as the benign tertian malaria parasite) Plasmodium vivax Details: Type:Single-celled parasitic protozoan Category:Blood & tissue protozoa Transmission Type:Mosquito-borne Primary Target Area:Liver cells and red blood cells Lifecycle Form:Exists in multiple forms — sporozoites (infective form), merozoites (blood-stage replicating form), gametocytes (sexual form), and hypnozoites (dormant liver stage causing relapse) Incubation ... Read more
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum (also referred to as the malignant or tropical malaria parasite) Plasmodium Falciparum Details: Type:Single-celled parasitic protozoan Category:Blood & tissue protozoa Transmission Type:Mosquito-borne (via infected Anopheles mosquitoes) Primary Target Area:Liver cells and red blood cells Lifecycle Form:Exists in multiple forms — sporozoites (infective form injected by mosquito), merozoites (blood-stage replicating form), and gametocytes (sexual ... Read more
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