Multiple choice

The infective stage of Plasmodium in humans is:

  1. Sporozoite

  2. Trophozoite

  3. Gametocyte

  4. Merozoite

  5. None of these

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Explanation

The infective stage of Plasmodium (malaria parasite) transmitted to humans through mosquito bite is the sporozoite. Sporozoites are injected from mosquito salivary glands, enter the liver, and develop into merozoites which infect red blood cells.