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Time Needed for Malarial Parasite to Develop in Mosquito

August 25, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION How long must a malaria parasite grow in its host before it can be transmitted to humans? ANSWER The successful development of the malaria parasite in the mosquito (from the  "gametocyte" stage to the "sporozoite" stage) depends on several factors, but usually takes 10 - 18 days. The  most important is ambient temperature and humidity (higher temperatures  accelerate the parasite … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: gametocyte, malaria parasite, sporozoite

Feeling Ill After Malaria Infection

May 11, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION How soon after infection, will a person usually begin to feel ill? ANSWER There is a latent period, during which time the malaria parasites (which had entered the bloodstream via the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito) migrate to the liver and undergo replication. The sporozoites (the life stage that enters the blood from the mosquito) differentiate in many merozoites, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: life cycle, liver cells, merozoite, mosquito, reproduction, schizont, sporozoite

Pathophysiology of Malaria

May 5, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is the pathophysiology of malaria? ANSWER Malaria causes disease through a number of pathways, which depend to a certain extent on the species. Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium; there are five species which infect humans, beingPlasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. knowlesi. All these species are introduced into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: cyclic fever, erythrocytic cycle, exo-erythrocytic stage, life cycle, liver stage, Malaria transmission, merozoites, Plasmodium, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, red blood cells, reproduction, sequestration, sporozoite, synchronized rupture

Pathophysiology of Malaria

October 16, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is the pathophysiology of malaria? ANSWER Malaria causes disease through a number of pathways, which depend to a certain extent on the species. Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium; there are five species which infect humans, being Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. knowlesi. All these species are introduced into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Cerebral Malaria, erythrocytic cycle, exo-erythrocytic cycle, malaria infection, Malaria life cycle, malaria pathology, merozoite, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, sporozoite

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