Figure 1From: A review of the effects of artemether-lumefantrine on gametocyte carriage and disease transmissionLife cycle of Plasmodium falciparum. Artemisinin acts at an early stage of the erythrocytic stage of the parasite’s life cycle and is also effective against the gametocyte stage, thereby potentially interrupting transmission of malaria [8]. (Sourced from Hommel M 2008, with permission [8]).Back to article page