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malaria parasite

/məˈleəriə ˈpærəsaɪt/

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/məˈleəriə ˈpærəsaɪt/C1formalmedical
  • ruОдноклеточный организм рода Plasmodium, вызывающий малярию у человека, передающийся через укус инфицированных самок комаров Anopheles.

A single-celled organism of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans, transmitted through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.

  1. C1formal

    A single-celled organism of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans, transmitted through the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes.

    ruПлазмодий

    • The malaria parasite multiplies inside the human liver before infecting red blood cells.
    • Different species of the malaria parasite cause varying degrees of illness.
    • The life cycle of the malaria parasite involves both a mosquito and a human host.