BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Sporozoites
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Gametocytes
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Merozoites
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Hypnozoites
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Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘Sporozoites’
Detailed explanation-2: -Infective stage of Plasmodium to human beings is sporozoite and it is formed in gut of female Anopheles mosquito.
Detailed explanation-3: -Plasmodium parasites have a complex life cycle that includes three stages namely Gametocytes, Sporozoites and Merozoites.
Detailed explanation-4: -The sporozoites form of Plasmodium gains the entry into the human blood due to Anopheles biting. Sporozoites infect liver cells and mature into schizonts, which rupture and release merozoites which further attacks RBC and destroy them.
Detailed explanation-5: -Solution : (i) Plasmodium enters the human body as sporozoites that are stored in the salivary glands of the female anopheles mosquito. When the mosquito bites a human, the sporozoites are introduced into his/her body.