Malaria: A general introduction and Plasmodium vivax
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#3R897)
Malaria is probably the most important parasitic disease affecting man. The parasite belongs to the class Sporozoa and the genus Plasmodium, a name which means multinucleated mass. There are scores of named species of Plasmodium which infect various species of vertebrates. Four species are considered true parasites of humans, as they utilize humans almost exclusively ["]
The post Malaria: A general introduction and Plasmodium vivax appeared first on Outbreak News Today.