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leenah
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04/28/05 - 05:05 PM

hi everyone..can some one please answer my question..in q book there is this q about p.vivax and ovale calculation od # of mreozoites after 22 days of inf. 100 are produced each hepatic cycle and 10 every erythrocytic cycle any way my cofusion came from the fact that in the explanation they mentioned that there is no repetition of schizogony in the liver ..
how come?? when in vivax and ovale there is always stages left behind in the liver causing relapse ..
this is kinda confusing me

phuluong2k
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04/29/05 - 01:38 AM

if you don't mind, please write down the complete question , thank

leenah
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04/29/05 - 03:01 PM

a female Anopheles mosquito injects a single sporozoite of Plasmodium vivax into the blood stream of susceptible human host.shizogony in the liver requires ten daysand produces 100 merozoites per hepatocyte .Shizogony in the blood produces 10 merozoites per Erythrocyte.How many merozoites will be produced in 22 days of infection?

I understand how they calculate the answer but I dont understand in the explanation the mentioned vivax does not repetitively infect hepatocytes???

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