Plasmodium vivax | diagram of plasmodium vivax

Plasmodium vivax is a protozoal parasite and a human pathogen. This parasite is the most frequent and widely distributed cause of recurring malaria.PlasmodiumvivaxFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchSpeciesofsingle-celledorganismPlasmodiumvivaxMatureP.vivaxtrophozoiteScientificclassification(unranked):DiaphoretickesClade:TSARClade:SARInfrakingdom:AlveolataPhylum:ApicomplexaClass:AconoidasidaOrder:HaemospororidaFamily:PlasmodiidaeGenus:PlasmodiumSpecies:P. vivaxBinomialnamePlasmodiumvivax(Grassi&Feletti,1890)Synonyms[1]HaemamoebavivaxGrassiandFeletti,1890PlasmodiummalariaetertianaeCelliandSanfelice,1891Haemamoebalaveranivar.tertianaLabbe,1894(?)HaemosporidiumtertianaeLewkowicz,1897PlasmodiumcamarenseZiemann,1915Plasmodiumvivaxisaprotozoalparasiteandahumanpathogen.Thisparasiteisthemostfrequentandwidelydistributedcauseofrecurringmalaria.[2]AlthoughitislessvirulentthanPlasmodiumfalciparum,thedeadliestofthefivehumanmalariaparasites,P.vivaxmalariainfectionscanleadtoseverediseaseanddeath,oftenduetosplenomegaly(apathologicallyenlargedspleen).[3][4]P.vivaxiscarriedbythefemaleAnophelesmosquito;themalesdonotbite.[5]Contents1Health1.1Epidemiology1.2Clinicalpresentation1.3Seriouscomplications1.4Prevention1.5Diagnosis1.6Treatment1.6.1Tafenoquine1.7Eradication1.7.1Korea1.8DrugTargets2Biology2.1Lifecycle2.1.1Humaninfection2.1.1.1Liverstage2.1.1.2Erythrocyticcycle2.1.2Mosquitostage2.1.2.1MosquitoInfectionandGameteFormation2.1.2.2Fertilization2.1.2.3Sporogony2.2Taxonomy2.3Miscellaneous3Therapeuticuse4Seealso5References6ExternallinksHealth[edit]Epidemiology[edit]PlasmodiumvivaxisfoundmainlyinAsia,LatinAmerica,andinsomepartsofAfrica.[6][7]P.vivaxisbelievedtohaveoriginatedinAsia,butrecentstudieshaveshownthatwildchimpanzeesandgorillasthroughoutcentralAfricaareendemicallyinfectedwithparasitesthatarecloselyrelatedtohumanP.vivax.ThesefindingsindicatethathumanP.vivaxisofAfricanorigin.[8]Plasmodiumvivaxaccountsfor65%ofmalariacasesinAsiaandSouthAmerica.[9]UnlikePlasmod


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