by Madeline Barron, American Society for Microbiology Plasmodium lifecycle. Credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plasmodium_lifecycle_PHIL_3405_lores.jpg Malaria has plagued human populations for millennia. Caused by species of Plasmodium parasites, which spread to, and between, humans through the bite of Anopheles mosquitos, malaria triggers symptoms ranging from fever and nausea to organ failure and severe anemia. The disease is endemic to...
