Communicable Diseases

Morphology of Plasmodium Vivax

Morphology of Plasmodium Vivax This parasite was discovered by Grassi and Feletti in 1890. The name “vivax” was given to the species because of its amoeboid nature. P. vivax causes a disease in humans called benign tertian malaria. This parasite shows a greater tendency to invade younger red blood cells (RBCs). There are mainly four […]