Plasmodium CrossWord Puzzle

For sure the Plasmodium are at the top of most deadly parasites if not infectious diseases in the world. It is currently ranked as the 5th deadliest cause of diseases in the world. In 2021 there were approximately 247 million documented cases of malaira globally with 619,000 of those cases dying of the infection. Sadly, 77% of the deaths were children under 5 years of age. The numbers are likely much higher considering undocumented cases are most likely significant.

Below is a crossword puzzle having to do with the Plasmodium. Hope you enjoy it as a challenge and/or review. I will periodically have one posted. Feel free to print it out if you choose to. Most of all, let me know if you liked it.

Across

5) This piroplasm is closely related to the Plasmodium and is transmitted by ticks
7) This stage of the malaria infects red blood cells
9) P. vivax malaria is also known as benign …
12) A sudden recurrence or attack of disease
13) The first stage of a malaria paroxysm involves shivering and is described as the __ stage
15) This species of Plasmodium is the most frequent cause of recurring malaria
16) P. vivax will infect red bloods that are …
17) Types of cells that some malaria can lay dormant in
20) Oocysts in the mosquito rupture to release
23) These dots are associated with infections due to P. vivax and P. ovale
25) Genus of parasite causing malaria
27) This Plasmodium species infects red blood cells that old or mature
28) A characteristic of red blood cells infected with P. vivax is that they are ….

Down

1) Male gametocyte
2) Infected red blood cells with P. ovale are round to oval with ragged edges described as …
3) Quinine, which has antimalarial characteristics, is derived from this tree
4) This stage is plasmodium sexual cycle is the first step and occurs in the anopheline vector
6) This genus of mosquitoes are the vector of Plasmodium
8) Sex of the mosquito responsible for transmitting the Plasmodium parasite
10) These forms are many times seen on the periphery of red blood cells in P. falciparum infections
11) Dormant malaria parasites that can activate and cause relapses
14) This species of Plasmodium is considered the deadliest of the malaria species
18) This stain is the stain of choice for staining malarial parasites in a blood smear
19) Gametocytes in P. falciparum have this characteristic shape
21) Merozoites are released upon the rupture of the
22) This species of Plasmodium is most common in Malaysia and found naturally in macaques
24) P. vivax and this other species will infect young red blood cells
26) Female gametocyte

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