Plasmodium exists in .................... from in the saliva of female Anopheles

Trophozoite

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Sporozoite

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Zygote

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Merozoite

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Solution

The correct option is C Sporozoite
Malarial parasite, Plasmodium complete its life cycle in two hosts sexual stage in mosquito and asexual stage in humans. When the mosquito bites human they inject Plasmodium at the sporozoite stage. It is immature and most infective forms that develop in the salivary gland of mosquito.

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