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Which one of the following is the infective stage of the Malarial Parasite?
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- schigozoite
- trophozoite
- sporoblast
- sporozoite
Correct Option: D
When a mosquito sucks the blood of a person who has malaria parasites in his or her blood, the mosquito picks male and female gametocytes where they undergo a series of changes to become sporozoites. The sporozoites are the infective stages of malaria parasites in the mosquito. This process takes about 10 -14 days depending on environmental temperature.