Human Health and Diseases Question 1
1. The infectious stage of Plasmodium that enters the human body is
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(a) Sporozoites
(b) Female gametocytes
(c) Male gametocytes
(d) Trophozoites
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Answer : a
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(a) Plasmodium enters the human body as sporozoites (Infectious stage) through the bite of Infected Female Anopheles mosquito. The malaria parasite life cycle involves two hosts. During a blood meal, a malaria-infected female Anopheles mosquito inoculates sporozoites into the human host. Sporozoites infect liver cells and mature into schizonts, which rupture and release merozoites.
