The initial infective stage of the malarial parasite is the
A) plasmodyite.
B) merozoite.
C) schizont.
D) sporozoite.

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The sporozoite is the initial infective stage of the malarial parasite. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Once inside the human body, the sporozoites travel to the liver where they multiply and mature into merozoites, which then infect and destroy red blood cells.

The Initial Infective Stage of the Malarial Parasite Is the