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Human Health And Disease

Question
CBSEENBI12047289

Which stage of malarial parasite is infective to man?

  • Gametocyte

  • Merozoite

  • Cryptomerozoite

  • Sporozoite

Solution

D.

Sporozoite

Plasmodium is digenetic, endoparasite. The stage of Plasmodium infective to man is sporozoite, which directly goes to parenchyma cells of liver. Pre erythrocytic and exoerythrocytic cycles occur in liver cells and involve schizogony.