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Cells involved in Malaria:
- Which are INFECTED?
- Red Blood Cells (erythrocyte): contain the pigment hemoglobin,
which gives the red colour to blood and transports oxygen and
carbon dioxide to and from the tissues
- Red Blood Cells (erythrocyte): contain the pigment hemoglobin,
which gives the red colour to blood and transports oxygen and
carbon dioxide to and from the tissues
- Which RESPOND?
- Lymphocytes (white blood cells): a
form of leukocyte with a single round
neclus
- Macrophages: large phagocytic cell
found in stationary form in the tissues
or as a mobile white blood cell at sites
of infection
- NK cells (natural killer cells):
type of lymphocyte and a
component of innate immune
system, that controls and
limits the spread of infections
- T-cells: a lymphocyte of a type
produced or processed by the thymus
gland; helps in the immune response
- Macrophages: large phagocytic cell
found in stationary form in the tissues
or as a mobile white blood cell at sites
of infection
- Lymphocytes (white blood cells): a
form of leukocyte with a single round
neclus
- Malaria is a life threatening
disease caused by parasites that
invades the red blood cells and
are transmitted to people through
the bites of infected mosquitoes
- Malaria's Scientific Name: genus name
for the single celled parasite is
Plasmodium (five species that infect
humans are P. falciparum, P. vivax, P.
ovale, P. malariae, P. knowlesi)
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