Apicomplexa

• Plasmodium spp. are considered as what type of parasite?

  Obligate Intracellular Parasite
• Intracellular: within the cell, including the cytoplasm and the nucleus.
• Plasmodium spp. has no apparent means of what?

  Locomotion
• How many hosts do Plasmodium spp. have?

  2
• What is the intermediate host of Plasmodium spp?

  Humans
• What is the definitive host of Plasmodium spp?

  Female anopheles mosquito
• What do you call the sexual reproduction of Plasmodium spp. in mosquito?

  Sporogony
• What do you call the asexual reproduction of Plasmodium spp. in humans?

  Schizogony
• What is the "cause of malaria"?

  bad air
• mal: bad
• aria: air
• What is the Infective Stage of Plasmodium spp. in man?

  Sporozoites
• What is the Infective Stage of Plasmodium spp. in mosquito?

  Gametocytes
• Label:

  A) Sporozoites

  B) Cryptozoites

  C) Merozoites

  D) Merozoites

  E) Ring Trophozoites

  F) Schizont

  G) Schizont

  H) Merozoites

  I) Gametocytes

  J) Male

  K) Female

  
• Label:

  A) Microgametocyte

  B) Macrogametocyte

  C) Gametes

  D) Zygote

  E) Oocysts

  F) Oocysts

  G) Sporozoites

  
• What are the diagnostic stages of Plasmodium spp. in man?

  Schizont and Gametocytes