What Is Gametogony in Malaria?

gametogony occurs when a few merozoites

merozoites
The human-infective stage are sporozoites from the salivary gland of a mosquito. The sporozoites grow and multiply in the liver to become merozoites. These merozoites invade the erythrocytes (RBCs) to form trophozoites, schizonts and gametocytes, during which the symptoms of malaria are produced.
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develop into the sexual form of the parasite known as gametocytes. This may occur after the erythrocytic phase has been occurring for a considerable length of time. once gametocytes are formed then the patient is infective.

Where does Gametogony?

Gametogony begins within the erythrocytes of the vertebrate host and is completed within the mosquito where sporogony takes place. This life cycle exhibits the general features of other apicomplexan parasites characterized by asexual replication and the formation of invasive stages with typical apical organelles.

What is sporogony in malaria?

Background. Transmission of malaria relies on the successful development of Plasmodium parasites within mosquitoes, a process termed sporogony. Sporogony is a complex event involving several morphologically distinct life-stages [1, 2] and begins when mosquitoes ingest blood containing male and female gametocytes.

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