Organisms - belong to the protozoan phylum Apicomplexa, class Sporozoa. B.Sporozoites travel to liver and infect hepatocytes. Transformation into trophozoite. C.Entry into bloodstream and infection of erythrocytes. Transformation into ring form and then trophozoite .
Merozoites mature and burst the cell, releasing metabolic wastes.
Multiple rounds of infection of new red blood cells ring trophozoite mature schizont release of merozoites. Eventually, micro - and macrogametocytes are formed. Macrogametocyte becomes macrogamete . Microgametocyte undergoes exflagellation to produce 8 flagellated microgametes in stomach of mosquito. Fertilization ookinete , elongated motile zygote that penetrates inner gut wall and attaches to outer gut wall.