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Malarial forms definitions

Malarial forms definitions
Form Host(s) Human cell(s) infected Properties
Gametocyte Human and mosquito RBCs
  • Sexual stage
  • Male – Microgametocyte
  • Female – Macrogametocyte
Hypnozoite Human Liver
  • Dormant stage
  • Only seen with P. vivax and P. ovale
Merozoite   Liver and RBCs
  • Formed by asexual development inside the schizont
  • Infect RBCs
Schizont Human Liver and RBCs
  • Contains many merozoites
  • Once mature, rupture to release merozoites
Sporozoite Human and mosquito Liver
  • Produced in mosquito
  • Migrate to mosquito salivary glands
  • Humans are inoculated when mosquito takes a blood meal
  • Infect hepatocytes
Trophozoite (early trophozoites are also called "ring" or "ring-stage") Human RBCs
  • Formed from merozoites inside RBCs
  • Develop into schizonts
Refer to UpToDate for information on the malarial life cycle and implications for clinical manifestations and treatment.
P. ovale: Plasmodium ovale; P. vivax: Plasmodium vivax; RBCs: red blood cells.
Reference:
  1. Malaria lifecycle. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/php/surveillance/appendix-a-malaria-lifecycle.html (Accessed on September 17, 2024).
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