This Week In Parasitism

Vincent and Dickson trace the life cycle of Plasmodium in a mosquito and in a human host. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: Mosquito cycle - sporogany (jpg) Plasmodium falciparum cycle (jpg) Plasmodium vivax cycle (jpg) Plasmodium falciparum ring forms and gametocytes in blood (jpg) Plasmodium stages (jpg) Letters read on TWiP 10