The range of insect species that can support the critical development of Plasmodium depends on the individual parasite species, but all five Plasmodium species causing malaria in humans are transmitted exclusively by anopheline mosquitoes.

Plasmodium is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes that are obligate parasites of vertebrates and insects. The life cycles of Plasmodium species involve development in a blood-feeding insect host which then injects parasites into a vertebrate host during a blood meal.

There are approximately 156 named species of Plasmodium which infect various species of vertebrates. Four species are considered true parasites of humans, as they utilize humans almost exclusively as a natural intermediate host: P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale and P. malariae.

2025年1月22日 · Plasmodium, a genus of parasitic protozoans of the sporozoan subclass Coccidia that are the causative organisms of malaria. Plasmodium, which infects red blood cells in mammals (including humans), birds, and reptiles, occurs worldwide, especially in tropical and temperate zones.

Plasmodium, commonly known as malaria parasites, may be described as a genus of intracellular parasitic protozoa. They are obligate parasites of insects (such as mosquitoes) and vertebrates and thus referred to as digenetic parasites. They require two different hosts in …

The human malaria parasite—actually four species of the genus Plasmodium —undergoes over a dozen distinguishable stages of development as it moves from the mosquito vector to the human host and back again.

2023年8月8日 · Severe and fatal malaria is predominantly caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Its management and prognosis depend on the awareness of a possible diagnosis in travelers returning from endemic areas, early recognition, and timely effective treatment.

2023年7月17日 · Malaria parasites are micro-organisms belonging to the genus Plasmodium. The primary host of the parasite is the Anopheles mosquito and vertebrates (primarily humans). Malaria parasites are transmitted from the mosquito to its human host in the form of sporozoites during a blood meal.

There are more than 150 blood parasites of the genus Plasmodium. However, only five species of malaria parasites cause significant disease in humans: Plasmodium falciparum – the most prevalent, causes the majority of severe malaria cases and deaths.

2024年4月8日 · Plasmodium is also known as the malaria parasite and is the genus of intracellular parasitic protozoa. They are digenetic parasites because Plasmodium are obligate parasites of insects (such as mosquitoes) and vertebrates.