SCIENCE
ZOOLOGY
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Plasmodium
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Paramoecium
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Earthworm
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Fly
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Detailed explanation-1: -Plasmodium falciparum (or P. falciparum)
Detailed explanation-2: -All Plasmodium species are parasitic and must pass between a vertebrate host and an insect host to complete their life cycles.
Detailed explanation-3: -Malaria parasites are micro-organisms that belong to the genus Plasmodium. There are more than 100 species of Plasmodium, which can infect many animal species such as reptiles, birds, and various mammals. Four species of Plasmodium have long been recognized to infect humans in nature.
Detailed explanation-4: -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. However, there are periodic reports of simian malaria parasites being found in humans, most reports implicating P. knowlesi.
Detailed explanation-5: -The causative agents of malaria are unicellular protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Plasmodium. These parasites infect not only humans but also other vertebrates, from reptiles and birds to mammals.