(N/A) The life cycle of the malarial parasite $(Plasmodium)$ involves two hosts: the human and the female $Anopheles$ mosquito.
$1$. Infection starts when an infected female $Anopheles$ mosquito bites a human,injecting sporozoites into the blood.
$2$. The sporozoites travel to the liver,where they reproduce asexually,leading to the bursting of liver cells and the release of parasites into the blood.
$3$. These parasites then infect Red Blood Cells $(RBCs)$,where they continue to reproduce asexually,causing the characteristic cycles of fever and chills.
$4$. Some parasites differentiate into male and female gametocytes within the $RBCs$.
$5$. When a female $Anopheles$ mosquito bites an infected person,it ingests these gametocytes along with the blood meal.
$6$. Fertilization and further development of the parasite occur in the mosquito's intestine.
$7$. The mature sporozoites then migrate to the mosquito's salivary glands,ready to infect the next human host.