What is schizont?
Topic: Human health and diseases
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schizont is a malaria parasite which has matured and contains many merozoites, which are the parasite stage that infects red blood cells
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A mature malaria parasite which has many merozoites is called a schizont.
Explanation:
- Schizont is typically a cell which is developed from a trophozoite. It forms several of merozoites by undergoing multiple fission.
- These type of cell is found in the malaria parasite which is mature and infectious.
- Schizont infects red blood cells.
- They are produced during two phases of the life cycle:
- firstly, in the hepatocytic cells in the liver.
- secondly, in the red blood cells when trophozoites mature and divide.
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