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The infectious stage of Plasmodium that enters the human body is:

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Trophozoites Sporozoites Correct Female gametocytes Male gametocytes

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Plasmodium sporozoites injected by Anopheles mosquito during blood meal migrate to liver hepatocytes. This infective stage initiates pre-erythrocytic schizogony before merozoites enter erythrocytes, establishing clinical malaria infection cycle in humans efficiently.

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