Figure 1
From: A simulation model of the within-host dynamics of Plasmodium vivax infection
Example time course of a modelled infection. The infection commences with the release of 10,000 merozoites on Day 0. Subsequent changes in log(parasite) (solid line), log(gametocyte) (dotted line) and host RBC relative abundance (dashed line) are illustrated in the top-left panel. The lower left panel shows the ratio of parasite burden to fever threshold. Histograms to the right show the age profile of the host RBC population (and thus the impact of preferential invasion on the RBC age profile) at three points (Day 20, 40 and 60) during the infection.