Malaria parasite infecting red blood cell, illustration. In humans malaria is caused by infection with Plasmodium sp. parasites, which are transmitted

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Malaria parasite infecting red blood cell, illustration. In humans malaria is caused by infection with Plasmodium sp. parasites, which are transmitted by the bite of female Anopheles sp. mosquitoes. The merozoite stage (blue) of the parasite's life-cycle infects red blood cells and multiplies within them.

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Size: 4962px × 3521px
Photo credit: © JOE BROCK, RESEARCH ILLUSTRATION, FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, artwork, biological, biology, blood, cells, endoparasite, erythrocyte, illustration, infecting, infection, malaria, merozoite, microbiological, microbiology, parasite, parasitic, parasitophorous, pathogen, pathogenic, protozoa, protozoan, red, reproduction, single-celled, structure, unicellular, vacuole