Parasites 4

What is the name for the ring formation that merozoites (in malaria) form in a red blood cell?

What is the name for the male that can be formed from this ring?

What iis the product of the fusion of the male and female gamete called?

How many days after exposure do symptoms start to appear?

What is the major binding protein used by P.vivax (malaria sub-type) to bind to RBCs?

Parasite proteins such as Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Proteins (PfEMPs) lead to adherence to non-infected red cells, what is this process called?

What also known as the "wonder drug" may be used to treat a wide variety of parasites, from helminths to arthropod ectoparasites?

What is the scientific term for river blindness?

What is its insect vector?

What is the name for the form of the round worm when picked up in a blood meal?

Where do the worms tend to reside in the human host?

What synthetic drug based of quinine is used to help treat malaria?

Discovered by Youyou Tu in China, what other malaria treatment was formerly known as qinghaosu?

What aerosol spray was used to help eradicate malaria in the US?

LLINs is another form of maleria prevention, but what does it stand for?