HHMI -- Life Cycle of Malaria Parasite in Human Host

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Uploaded by on Jul 28, 2010

This amazing animation, developed with support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, shows exactly what happens when a malaria-carrying mosquito bites a human host. The parasite enters the bloodstream, multiplies in the liver cells, and is then released back into the bloodstream, where it infects and destroys red blood cells.

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  • ok that was creepy O.o

  • Well done!

  • petter

  • Awesome. Misses out some important parts of the cycle, though - how does the malaria parasite get back into mosquitos? Dosn't it eventually block the gut of the mosquito causing it to try and feed more?

  • Unbelievable lifecycle and what a great animation! Thank you

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