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Human Health And Disease

Question
CBSEENBI12003246

The infective stage of Plasmodium is

  • sporozoite

  • merozoite

  • trophozoite

  • schizont

Solution

A.

sporozoite

Infective stage of Plasmodium is a sporozoite inoculated into human blood by female Anopheles. Sporozoite are produced due to gamogony (sexual cyclein the stomach of mosquito) followed by sporogony (asexual cycle in the stomach wall of mosquito) sporozoites are sickle or spindle-shaped.