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The infective stage of Plasmodium to man is

A

Trophozoite

B

Sporozoite

C

Merozoite

D

None of these

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B
The infective stage of plasmodium to man is sporozoite. The sporozoites are small, spindle - shaped, slightly curved and uninucleate organisms. Anopheles contain the infective stage in its salivary glands. These are transmitted during the blood meal feeding of an anopheles mosquito on human.
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