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Where will you look for the sporozoites of the malarial parasite?

1. Saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito
2. Red blood corpuscles of humans suffering from malaria
3. Spleen of infected humans
4. Salivary glands of freshly moulted female Anopheles mosquito

Correct answer: Saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito

Solution

Sporozoites are the infective stage of Plasmodium for humans and are carried by the infected female Anopheles mosquito. They are present in the mosquito’s salivary glands and enter the human during biting, so they are associated with the saliva of the infected mosquito.

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