Probable causes of occurrence of vivax malaria in northern states, Sudan
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2018
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جامعة الشيخ عبدالله البدري
Abstract
Vivax malaria or benign tertian malaria is aknown type of malaria which is mostly occurring in
temperate area, caused by Plasmodium vivax which is transmitted to man when an infected
mosquito takes blood meal and then Sporozoites enter blood circulation and after an hour reach
the liver hepatocytes , starting exoerythrocytic schizogony , few of sporozoite may develop into
hypnozoite which is a dormant stage , that may remain dormant in the liver cells for years.
Mature Plasmodium vivax schizont rupture, release merozoite into liver sinusoids, starting
erythrocytic cycle.