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It is generally observed that malaria is rampant in area where construction work and/or stagnant water are usually seen. Plasmodium species are known to cause malaria. The parasite when injected by the mosquito into the human blood stream goes through specific life cycle stages. Select from below the correct sequence of stages

A

Mosquito (sporozoites) `to` human liver (merozoites) `to` human RBC (gametes) `to` mosquito (zygote-oocyst-sporozoites)

B

Mosquito (merozoites) `to` human RBC (gametes) `to` human liver (sporozoites) `to` mosquito (oocyst-zygote- sporozoites)

C

Mosquito (merozoites) `to` human liver (sporozoites) `to` human RBC (gametes) `to` mosquito (oocyst- zygote-sporozoites)

D

Mosquito (sporozoites) `to` human liver (sporozoites)  human RBC (merozoites) `to` mosquito (zygote-oocyst-sporozoites)

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The correct sequence of stages is: Mosquito (sporozoites) `to` human liver (merozoites) `to` human RBC (gametes) `to` mosquito (zygote-oocyst-sporozoites)
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