The proper order of development of Plasmodium from the time of infection to the parasitization of red blood cells is:

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Plasmodium starts with the infective sporozoite stage that enters the human host through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. The sporozoite initially enters the liver cells and undergoes asexual replication to produce merozoites. These merozoites are then released into the bloodstream and invade red blood cells where they develop into trophozoites. Trophozoites grow and divide into schizonts that produce more merozoites which in turn infect more RBCs. Therefore, the correct order is sporozoite → merozoite → trophozoite.

The Proper Order of Development of Plasmodium from the Time