Plasmodium
,Introduction
➢ Plasmodium is an unicellular blood parasites and it causes malaria disease in
humans.
➢ species
❑ Plasmodium vivax
❑ Plasmodium ovale
❑ Plasmodium falciparum
❑ Plasmodium Malariae
➢ Plasmodium ovale is more prevalent in tropics.
➢ It is absent in India.
➢ Rest of 3 are prevalent in temperate region i.e.
➢ Plasmodium falciparum is highly pathogenic and cause black water fever.
, Plasmodium completes its life cycle in two host.
❑ Human
❑ Mosquito
➢ Human is the secondary or intermediate host.
➢ Mosquito is the primary host.
➢ In human i.e. secondary host undergoes asexual reproduction.
➢ In mosquito- sexual mode of reproduction.
,Introduction
➢ Plasmodium is an unicellular blood parasites and it causes malaria disease in
humans.
➢ species
❑ Plasmodium vivax
❑ Plasmodium ovale
❑ Plasmodium falciparum
❑ Plasmodium Malariae
➢ Plasmodium ovale is more prevalent in tropics.
➢ It is absent in India.
➢ Rest of 3 are prevalent in temperate region i.e.
➢ Plasmodium falciparum is highly pathogenic and cause black water fever.
, Plasmodium completes its life cycle in two host.
❑ Human
❑ Mosquito
➢ Human is the secondary or intermediate host.
➢ Mosquito is the primary host.
➢ In human i.e. secondary host undergoes asexual reproduction.
➢ In mosquito- sexual mode of reproduction.
