Which of the following forms of Plasmodium carried by an infected mosquito infects humans?
A) merozoites
B) gametocytes
C) cysts
D) sporozoites
E) spores

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Sporozoites are carried by infected mosquitoes and are the form of Plasmodium that infects humans. Upon entering a human host through the mosquito bite, the sporozoites travel to the liver and infect liver cells, leading to the development of merozoites, the form of the parasite that causes the symptoms of malaria. Gametocytes are another form of Plasmodium that can be found in the blood of infected individuals, but they are not the form that infects humans. Cysts and spores are not forms of Plasmodium.

Which of the Following Forms of Plasmodium Carried by an Infected