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Haemosporida

Medical Definition: An order of heteroxenous protozoa in which the macrogamete and microgamont develop independently. A conoid is usually absent.
Guide Notes: an order of protozoa to which Plasmodium belongs
Haemosporida Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Plasmodium - A genus of coccidian protozoa that comprise the malaria parasites of mammals. Four species infect humans (although occasional infections with primate malarias may occur). These are PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE, and PLASMODIUM VIVAX. Species causing infection in vertebrates other than man include: PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; P. vinckei, and PLASMODIUM YOELII in rodents; P. brasilianum, PLASMODIUM CYNOMOLGI; and PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI in monkeys; and PLASMODIUM GALLINACEUM in chickens.

Haemosporida Medical Definitions and Terms

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