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Plasmodium vivax

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Noun1.Plasmodium vivax - parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humansPlasmodium vivax - parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
malaria parasite, plasmodium
sporozoan - parasitic spore-forming protozoan
genus Plasmodium - type genus of the family Plasmodiidae
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Other strategies include blocking transmission of malaria from mosquitoes to humans by breaking the lifecycle of the malaria parasite as well as a vaccine against Plasmodium vivax, the less severe but more widespread malaria type.
Health experts seek ways to eliminate malaria by AFP / AFP Global Edition
For instance, you will get initial symptoms of malaria in 9 to 14 days if you are infected with Plasmodium falciparum; 12 to 18 days for Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale; and 18 to 40 days for Plasmodium malariae.
Symptoms of Malaria by Good Evening / Health, general community
The origin and subsequent proliferation of malarias capable of infecting humans in South America remain unclear, particularly with respect to the role of Neotropical monkeys in the infectious chain of Plasmodium vivax.
The historical ecology of human and wild primate vivax-type malarias ... by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
 
 
 
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