plasmodium
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The illness is caused by the generalist parasite Plasmodium relictum and has played a central role in the steep declines and extinctions of native Hawaiian honeycreepers.
From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026
When the bite of an Anopheles mosquito introduces Plasmodium into the human bloodstream, the parasites travel to the liver, where they lurk undetectably and mature for a period ranging from weeks to a year.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024
Plasmodium parasites have spikes on them, similar to the now-infamous coronavirus spike proteins, that make them sticky and prone to clogging up organs.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024
For example, in Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Southeast Asia where the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is endemic4.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2024
Plasmodium watery white, or transparent, wide streaming on decaying sod, etc.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
