Question

Briefly describe life cycle of plasmodium vivax

Answer 1

At first Plasmodium vivax is a protozoal parasite and a human pathogen.

This parasite is the most frequent and widely distributed cause of recurring (Benign tertian) malaria, P. vivax is one of the five species of malaria parasites that commonly infect humans. Although it is less virulent than Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest of the five human malaria parasites,P. vivax malaria infections can lead to severe disease and death, often due to splenomegaly(a pathologically enlarged spleen). P. vivaxis carried by the female Anopheles mosquito; the males do not bite.
Life cycle of Plasmodium vivax

Life cycle of Plasmodium vivax is digenetic i.e. they complete their life cycle in two hosts:

1. Primary host or definitive host: Female Anopheles mosquito is the primary host. The organism which contains sexual phase of the parasite and is regarded as definitive host.
2. Secondary host or intermediate host: human is the secondary host. Human contains asexual phase of the parasite and develops symptoms of disease due to the presence of parasite and is termed as secondary host.

Life cycle of Plasmodium vivax is divided into:

Asexual life cycle or schizogony in man

Sexual life cycle or sporogony in female Anopheles mosquito.
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Answer 2

life cycle of plasmodium vivax is digenetic . they complete their life cycle in two hosts :
1. primary host or definitive host . female anopheles mosquito is the primary host . the organism which contains sexual phase of the parasite and is regarded as definitive host .

2. secondary host or intermediate host: human is the secondary host . human contains asexual phase of the parasite and develops symtoms of disease due to the presence of parasite and is termedas secondary host .
life cycle of plasmodium vivax is divided into:-
1. asexual life cycle or schizoxoany in mam
2. sexual life cycle or sporogony In female anopheles mosquito .