Class 12 Zoology simulations · Human Health and Disease

Life cycle of Plasmodium (malaria)

Trace Plasmodium through its two hosts: humans (asexual stages) and the female Anopheles mosquito (sexual stages).

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What to notice

The recurring high fever and chill coincide with RBCs bursting and releasing the toxin haemozoin.

Key relation

Human: liver → RBCs (asexual) ; mosquito: fertilisation and sporozoites (sexual)

Try this

Step to the RBC stage. Why does fever come in cycles?

What you can change

• Stage: 1 to 6

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