Neet || Neet PG || FMGE || AIIMS|| INICET on Instagram: "Life Cycle of Malaria (Plasmodium species) Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites and requires two hosts to complete its life cycle: Definitive host: Female Anopheles mosquito (sexual cycle) Intermediate host: Human (asexual cycle) 1. Human Phase (Asexual Cycle / Schizogony) A. Infective Stage – Sporozoites During a bite, an infected female Anopheles mosquito injects sporozoites into human blood. B. Pre-erythrocytic (Liver) Phase Sporoz