PLASMODIUM SPP. Flashcards
Plasmodium is under the Phylum
Apicomplexa
Plasmodium spp. is under the order
Hemosporida
defining feature of apicomplexa
apical complex
apical complex purpose
host penetration
cell invasion
plasmodium = ?
multinucleated mass
asexual cycle happens where?
within the RBCs of vertebrate host (man)
Sexual cycle happens where
within mosquitoes
who serves as the intermediate host
man
who serves as the final host
mosquito
this was discovered by Alphonse Laveran in 1881
Plasmodium malariae
this was discovered by Grassi and Feletti in 1890
Plasmodium vivax
this was discovered/renamed by William Henry Welch in 1922
Plasmodium falciparum
discovered by Stephens in 1922
Plasmodium ovale
discovered by John Sinton & Hugh Waddell Mulligan in 1932
Plasmodium knowlesi
three stages of development within the human host (asexual)
trophozoite
schizont
gametocyte
this is considered as the earliest stage after the invasion of RBCs
trophozoite
how many nucleus in trophozoite
1
ring form
Early trophozoite
True or False. In the Early Trophozoite stage, the person is already infected
False
these are the mature trophozoites
developing trophozoites
this occurs after the trophozoite stage and before the mature schizont stage
Immature Schizont
digested hemoglobin that appears as a visible brown pigment found in mature trophozoites
hemozoin
presence of fully-developed merozoites with absence of cytoplasmic material
Mature Schizont
