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Malaria: Human Host

Topic

  • Microbiology
  • Pathogens & Disease
  • Archaea & Eukaryotes

Resource Type

  • Videos
  • Animations

Level

High School — GeneralHigh School — AP/IBCollege

Duration

00:04:18
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Description

This animation shows how the malaria parasite develops inside a human and eventually causes disease.

When a malaria-carrying mosquito bites a human host, it transfers malaria parasites to the human through infected saliva. The animation illustrates what happens to the malaria parasites once they enter a human’s bloodstream. The parasites move to human’s liver cells, where they quickly multiply. They are later released back into the bloodstream, where they infect and destroy red blood cells.

Depending on students’ background, it may be helpful to pause the animation at various points to discuss different steps in the life cycle of the malaria parasite.

Key Terms

infectious disease, life cycle, liver, mosquito, parasite, Plasmodium, protist, red blood cell, saliva

Terms of Use

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Accessibility Level (WCAG compliance)

Video files meet criteria.

Version History

Date Published 02.05.13
Date Updated 04.27.22

Materials

Large (MOV) 11 MB
Large (WMV) 11 MB
Small (MOV) 5 MB
Small (WMV) 5 MB
Transcript (PDF) 156 KB
Spanish dub (MP4) 77 MB
Transcript - Español (PDF) 224 KB

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