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The infective state of malarial parasite Plasmodium that enters human body is

A

merozoite

B

sporozoite

C

trophozoite

D

minuta form

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B
(b) Sporozoites are small, spindle-shaped, uninucleate organisms present in the salivary glands of the mosquito. Sporozoites represent the infective stage, which along with saliva inoculates into the blood stream of human and undergo schizogony.
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