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Plasmodium malariae is a
parasitic protozoan that
causes malaria in humans. It is one of
several species of
Plasmodium parasites that
infect other organisms...
- was the
first to
identify the
parasite in 1880, and
named it
Oscillaria malariae.
Ronald Ross
discovered its
transmission by
mosquito in 1897. Giovanni...
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deaths are
caused by P. fal****rum,
whereas P. vivax, P. ovale, and P.
malariae generally cause a
milder form of malaria. The
species P. knowlesi rarely...
- five
species that
regularly infect humans: P. vivax, P. fal****rum, P.
malariae, P. ovale, and P. knowlesi. P. fal****rum is by far the most
lethal in...
- can be
contracted by humans. It is
specifically caused by the
Plasmodium malariae species, one of the six
species of the
protozoan genus Plasmodium. Quartan...
- are
placed in the
subgenus Plasmodium. The type
species is
Plasmodium malariae.
Vinckeia Parasites infecting other mammals including lower primates (lemurs...
- the parasite's metabolism.
Despite its
morphological similarity to P.
malariae, P.
knowlesi is most
closely related to P.
vivax as well as
other Plasmodium...
- gondii,
Strongyloides stercoralis,
Ascaris lumbricoides, and
Plasmodium malariae.
These organisms typically enter the body
through direct contact with the...
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Neisseria Salmonella typhi yes yes no
Intracellular protozoa Plasmodium malariae Leishmania donovani no no no
Extracellular protozoa Entamoeba histolytica...
- to humans, P. knowlesi,
originated in
Asian macaque monkeys.
While P.
malariae is
highly host
specific to humans,
there is some
evidence that low level...