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Plasmodium falciparum

Plasmodium falciparum

A protozoan parasite and a major cause of severe malaria in humans.

NCBI TAXONOMY IDENTIFIER5833View source record ↗

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Plasmodium falciparum is a parasite transmitted by mosquitoes. It causes malaria and can infect red blood cells.

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TopicHeredity & Cell Division

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DiseaseSickle Cell diseasecan modify malaria outcome in some heterozygotes
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Sickle Cell disease · DiseaseCAN MODIFY MALARIA OUTCOME IN SOME HETEROZYGOTES →Plasmodium falciparum · Taxon

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Trusted references for learning more about Plasmodium falciparum.

databasePlasmodium falciparum (Taxonomy ID 5833)NCBI Taxonomy guideSickle Cell Disease StorylineHHMI BioInteractive
Research Claims

Malaria outcome reflects parasite genotype, host genetics, acquired immunity, exposure, and clinical context; heterozygote advantage is population-level and environment-dependent.