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plasmodium, name for a stage in the life cycle of a slime mold slime mold or slime fungus, a heterotrophic organism once regarded as a fungus but later classified with the Protista . In a recent system of classification based on analysis of nucleic acid (genetic material) sequences, slime molds have been ..... Click the link for more information. . Also, Plasmodium is the name given to the genus of the protozoan parasite that causes malaria malaria, infectious parasitic disease that can be either acute or chronic and is frequently recurrent. Malaria is common in Africa, Central and South America, the Mediterranean countries, Asia, and many of the Pacific islands. ..... Click the link for more information. . plasmodiumAny of the parasitic protozoans that make up the genus Plasmodium, the cause of malaria. Infecting red blood cells in mammals, birds, and reptiles, plasmodia occur worldwide, especially in tropical and temperate zones. They are transmitted to humans by the bite of the Anopheles mosquito. From the bloodstream, young plasmodia enter liver cells, where they divide and form an adult stage that is then released back into the bloodstream and infects red blood cells. Rapid division of the parasites results in the destruction of the red blood cells, which release toxins that cause the periodic chill and fever cycles typical of malaria. |
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| In lab dishes, tazopsine killed the two common malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium yoelii. To the Editor: Studies indicate that Plasmodium falciparum infection increases HIV replication in adults (1,2). Researchers at San Francisco General Hospital and the Howard Hughes Institute tested seven HIV protease inhibitors in the laboratory and found that all of them have activity against Plasmodium falciparum at concentrations found in patients. |
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