A second trial involving another sporozoite vaccine, weakened by radiation, was carried out in Mali. It tested whether the vaccine prevented reinfection among people who had already been exposed to malaria.
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Sporozoite
/spɒɹəˈzəʊʌɪt/
Synonyms for "sporozoite" (8 found)
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Noun(2 words)
infection forminfectious stage
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Noun(2 words)
infective forminfective stage
Related words (4)
Noun(4 words)
invasive formlife cycle stageparasite cellparasite stage
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2 entriesPlasmodium sporozoiteToxoplasma sporozoite
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5 entriesinfective sporozoitemosquito transmitted sporozoitesporozoite invasionsporozoite stagesporozoite surface
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Ross […] was then able to outline its history within the mosquito: first, as a zygote in the stomach; then as an oocyst in the stomach wall; and finally as a mature sporozoite that reaches first the proboscis and then a human host when the insect bites and squirts its saliva prior to sucking blood.
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