Plasmodia

Example:The patient has plasmodia and is suffering from severe malaria.

Definition:A serious and sometimes fatal disease spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes, causing symptoms such as fever, chills, and anemia

Example:Scientists are studying plasmodia, which are a type of protozoa, to better understand their life cycle and transmission.

Definition:A major group of single-celled eukaryotic organisms, many of which are parasitic.

Example:The doctor diagnosed a malaria infection in the patient.

Definition:The condition caused by the presence of plasmodia in the blood, leading to characteristic symptoms of malaria.

Example:Mosquitoes are the primary means of transmission of plasmodia from infected individuals to the general population.

Definition:The way in which diseases, information, or ideas spread from one person to another, or from one organism to another.

Example:The doctor prescribed an anti-malarial drug to eliminate the plasmodia from the patient's bloodstream.

Definition:A pharmaceutical compound used to treat malaria by targeting the plasmodia in the infected individual.