Question

What is “Plasmodium"?
Explain the definition and other points

Answer 1

Plasmodium is a single-celled parasite of the genus which caused Malaria.

This parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites.

Answer 2

Plasmodium is a type of protozoa, a single-celled organism that is able to divide only within a host cell. The main types of Plasmodium are P. falciparum, the species that causes falciparum malaria, the most dangerous type of malaria; P. malariae, the species that causes quartan malaria;