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Understanding the stages

1. Pre-erythrocytic (liver) stage: initial infection, incubation period, and re-crudecence of infection

  • Biology of the trohozoite stage

3. Biology of the schizont: asexual replication, morphological variabilty, intermittent fevers

  • Biology of the gametocyte

5. Re-infection of the mosquito: the mosquito stage, stored samples and exflagellation

  • The host response to malaria