Question

I saw a video of 'plasmodium malariae' cmiiw, at first i thought it was a virus. But in that video, it's more like worm in blood cell. Anyone can help, please?

Answer 1

Yeah, that's right. It's not viral. Malaria is a parasitic disease.

The parasites reproduce inside the red blood cells.

Answer 2

I see, then if that plasmodium thing isn't virus, what in the world it is?

Answer 3

It's a parasitic microorganism. So, that means that these things are actually alive, whereas viruses are non-living.

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Plasmodium is its Genus. (You remember that whole thing with Genus and Species?)

There are five Species of Plasamodium that commonly infect humans:

P. (Plasmodium) falciparum
P. vivax
P. ovale
P. malariae
P. knowlesi

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First, a mosquito that carries the parasite bites a human.

The parasite then goes to the liver, where it multiplies.

The liver cells burst, and the parasites infect red blood cells.

The parasites reproduce in the red blood cells.

The red blood cells burst, and the parasites infect other red blood cells.

Later on, another mosquito might come along, and bite the infected person. The parasites get transferred to the mosquito.

THAT mosquito could then bite, and infect, ANOTHER host.

You see the basic cycle here?

Answer 4

Yah-yah, i'm on it. Thanks, here's medal for you :)

Answer 5

To be specific, it is a protozoan. And for another thing, malaria can also be transmitted to other animals.