Plasmodium knowlesi
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plasmodium-knowlesi-292-6282059
title:
Plasmodium knowlesi
text:
Plasmodium knowlesi is a parasite that causes malaria in humans and other primates. It is found throughout Southeast Asia, and is the most common cause of human malaria in Malaysia. Like other Plasmodium species, P. knowlesi has a life cycle that requires infection of both a mosquito and a warm-blooded host. While the natural warm-blooded hosts of P. knowlesi are likely various Old World monkeys, humans can be infected by P. knowlesi if they are fed upon by infected mosquitoes. P. knowlesi is a
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description:
Species of single-celled organism
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmodium_knowlesi
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date modified:
2023-11-27T20:54:44Z
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