Each sporozoite produces as many as 30,000 mature parasite cells called merozoites, which spread through the bloodstream, burrow into red blood cells, and cause a full-blown infection.

每个子孢子产生多达 30, 000 个称为裂殖子的成熟寄生虫细胞，它们通过血液传播， 钻入红细胞， 并引起全面感染。