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Plasmodium . Courtney Vitale and Amy Woodson May 12, 2009 Core 1-3. Plasmodium. Plasmodia are sporozoans and are transferred from person to person through female Anopheles mosquitoes. . Who and Where???.
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Plasmodium Courtney Vitale and Amy Woodson May 12, 2009 Core 1-3
Plasmodium • Plasmodia are sporozoans and are transferred from person to person through female Anopheles mosquitoes.
Who and Where??? • Plasmodium was first seen by Laveran on November 6, 1880 at a military hospital in Constantine, Algeria, while operating. • In 1885 similar organisms were discovered within the blood of birds in Russia