Fig. 1
From: Liposomes for malaria management: the evolution from 1980 to 2020
Schematic representation of the life cycle of the malaria parasite. Merozoites released from human liver and blood cells can either invade new erythrocytes (stage 3) or differentiate into gametocytes (stage 4). In their intraerythrocytic cycle, merozoites evolve into ring trophozoites, mature trophozoites and then schizonts (which consist of many daughter merozoites) [15, 16]. Image courtesy: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/malaria-parasite)