Antigen ya Plasmodium

Malungo (Mal mwachidule) amayamba ndi Plasmodium, chomwe ndi chamoyo cha eukaryotic chokhala ndi selo imodzi, kuphatikiza Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae Laveran, ndi Plasmodium ovale Stephens.Ndi matenda a parasitic omwe amafalitsidwa ndi udzudzu komanso magazi omwe amaika pangozi thanzi la munthu.Mwa tizilombo toyambitsa malungo mwa anthu, Plasmodium falciparum ndiyo yakupha kwambiri ndipo imapezeka kwambiri ku sub-Saharan Africa ndipo imayambitsa kufa kwa malungo padziko lonse lapansi.Plasmodium vivax ndi tizilombo toyambitsa malungo m'mayiko ambiri kunja kwa Africa ya kum'mwera kwa Sahara.