When a mosquito infected with Plasmodium first bites a human, the Plasmodium ________.
A) gametes fuse, forming an oocyst
B) cells infect the human liver cells
C) cells cause lysing of the human red blood cells
D) oocyst undergoes meiosis

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When a mosquito infected with Plasmodium bites a human, the Plasmodium cells enter the bloodstream and travel to the liver. In the liver, they infect liver cells and multiply rapidly, causing damage to the liver. It is only after this stage that the Plasmodium cells can infect red blood cells and cause symptoms of malaria.

When a Mosquito Infected with Plasmodium First Bites a Human