Hypnozoites
"Hypno" = Sleep.
P. vivax and P. ovale are able to form hypnozoites in the hepatocytes. These "sleeping" parasites can then reactivate weeks, months or even years after initial inoculation to cause clinical disease.
"Hypno" = Sleep.
P. vivax and P. ovale are able to form hypnozoites in the hepatocytes. These "sleeping" parasites can then reactivate weeks, months or even years after initial inoculation to cause clinical disease.
