Malaria life cycle Flashcards
1
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Stage 1
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mosquito bites human, injecting sporozoites
2
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stage 2 (liver stage, exo-erythrocytic cycle)
A
sporozoites make their way to the liver cell and infect it
3
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stage 3 (liver)
A
schizont
4
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stage 4 (liver)
A
schizont ruptures, releasing parasite into blood
5
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stage 5 (human blood stage, erythrocytic cycle)
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trophozoites start immature and then mature
6
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stage 6 (blood)
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trophozoites may form a schizont and rupture again
7
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stage 7 (blood)
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mature trophozoites may develop into gameotcytes
8
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stage 8 (mosquito stage, sporogonic cycle)
A
mosquito bites human, ingests gametocytes
9
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stage 9 (mosquito)
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microgamete(male) enters macrogamete(female)
10
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stage 10
A
ookinete is formed
11
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stage 11 (mosquito)
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oocyst develops
12
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stage 12 (mosquito)
A
oocyst ruptures, releases sporozoites
