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How long must a malaria parasite grow in its host before infection can be spread to human being?
It takes about 8-30 days for the malaria parasite to complete its growth in the mosquito before it is capable of infecting a human host. This period allows the parasite to develop in the mosquito's salivary glands, where it can be transmitted to humans when the mosquito bites.
Where does the mosquito carry the malaria parasite?
it carries it to the host
What is the host of malaria?
Mosquitoes belonging to the Genus Anopheles.Reptile Aves and Mammals are primary host of plasmodium
What is parasite in science?
In science, a parasite is an organism that lives in or on another organism (the host) and obtains nutrients for its survival from the host. Parasites can cause harm to the host but do not necessarily cause immediate death. Examples of parasites include tapeworms, ticks, and malaria-causing Plasmodium.
What is a what is s parasite?
A parasite lives on another organism (host) at the expense of the host. The host is being harmed while the parasite is benefiting.
What is the definition of a paratenic host and how does it relate to the transmission of parasites?
A paratenic host is an organism that can harbor a parasite without the parasite undergoing any development or multiplication. The parasite remains in a dormant state until the paratenic host is consumed by the definitive host, where the parasite can then continue its life cycle. This allows the parasite to be transmitted to the definitive host through the paratenic host.
How does a malaria parasite get into the host cell?
People Infected with malaria carry sporozoans which are parasites. The sporozoans trvel to the liver where another form is made called merozoites. From there the new forms travel through the blood stream and therefore infect the red blood cells.
What does malaria do to the host?
Malaria is a disease which involves a parasitic organism (a type of paramecium) that lives inside mosquitoes for part of its life-cycle and inside human beings for another part of its life-cycle; it is the mosquitoes and the human beings which are serving as host organisms to the parasite. So no, malaria is not a host.
What is an internal parasite?
An external parasite is an organism that lives on another organism. The external parasite depends on its host for food and shelter while the host is usually harmed.
What is an organism that lives in or on a host cell?
A parasite is an organism that lives in or on a host cell. Parasites rely on the host for nutrients and can cause harm to the host they live in. Examples include Plasmodium, the parasite that causes malaria, and tapeworms.
Can a parasite be a pathogen?
Parasite is an organism, that lives off another organism. Pathogen is something that causes disease in another organism. So the answer is "Yes". eg Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite.
What happen to a parasite when the host were to die?
Either the parasite moves on or it dies along with the host. It really depends on the type of parasite.
