Plasmodium Flashcards
Name the two species of Plasmodium that have schuffner dots.
P. ovale
P. vivax
What species of Plasmodium can you see all life stages?
All BUT plasmodium falciparum (only ring forms [trophs] and gametocytes)
Which species of Plasmodium would you see a true relapse in life cycle?
P. ovale and P. vivax
How does the gametocytes look in the different Plasmodium species?
P. falciparum –> banana shaped
All others –> amoeboid
Which plasmodium has a chronic persistence?
P. malariae
What are the two main Plasmodium species that cause Malaria?
P. falciparum and P. vivax
What species of Plasmodium would you NOT see Merozoites in the peripheral blood?
P. falciparum
What is the definitive host and intermediate host of Plasmodium?
Definitive – Anopheles mosquito
Intermediate –humans