<Tr> <Td> Genus: </Td> <Td> Plasmodium Marchiafava & Celli, 1885 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Species </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> about 200 </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> Plasmodium is a genus of parasitic alveolates, many of which cause malaria in their hosts . The parasite always has two hosts in its life cycle: a Dipteran insect host and a vertebrate host . Sexual reproduction always occurs in the insect, making it the definitive host . </P>

Where does the malaria parasite reproduce in human body