Question

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Which one of the following forms of malarial parasite escapes during digestion in the alimentary canal of the mosquito?

• A. Gametocyte
• B. Sporozoite
• C. Trophozoite
• D. Cryptomerozoite

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Female anopheles mosquito digests all other stages of malaria schizogony except the gametocytes. For example, an Anopheles mosquito ingests thousands of Plasmodium gametocytes, about 50-100 are able to develop into ookinetes while only about five survive to form oocyst. This is why even in high transmission areas, the majority of Anopheles mosquitoes are not infected by Plasmodium parasites.

So, the correct option is 'Gametocyte'.