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Question
Where do the following events in the life cycle of Plasmodium takes place?
a) Fertilization - _________
b) Development of gametocytes - __________
c) Release of sporozoites - ________
d) Schizogony - _________
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Solution
a) Fertilization - Gut of mosquito
b) Development of gametocytes - Human RBC’s
c) Release of sporozoites - From Mosquito to the human blood
d) Schizogony - Human liver cells
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