gametocyte
noun
ga·me·to·cyte
gə-ˈmē-tə-ˌsīt 
: a cell (as of a protozoan causing malaria) that divides to produce gametes
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But the dye also kills the malaria parasites in the gametocyte stage, the point at which mosquitoes pick it up from human blood and pass it on to new victims.
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Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
Dutch, American and Malian scientists working in Ouélessébougou, Mali, found that adding methylene blue to a typical treatment regimen cleared gametocytes from the bloodstream within two days.
—Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
Most malaria drugs do not target gametocytes, meaning that someone may still spread the disease for a week or more after treatment.
—Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
Dutch, American and Malian scientists working in Ouélessébougou, Mali, found that adding methylene blue to a typical treatment regimen cleared gametocytes from the bloodstream within two days.
—Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
Most malaria drugs do not target gametocytes, meaning that someone may still spread the disease for a week or more after treatment.
—Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times, 9 Feb. 2018
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gametocyte
noun
ga·me·to·cyte
gə-ˈmēt-ə-ˌsīt
: a cell (as of a protozoan causing malaria) that divides to produce gametes
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