what is plasmodium. which family it is from
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Plasmodium belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa, a taxonomic group of single-celled parasites with characteristic secretory organelles at one end of the cell. Within Apicomplexa, Plasmodium is within the order Haemosporida, a group that includes all apicomplexans that live within blood cells
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Malaria continues to be the most important tropical disease affecting humans. The
condition is caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. Infection is transmitted to humans by the female anopheline mosquito. The genus Plasmodium includes > 170 different species that infect mammals, reptiles, birds, and amphibians.
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