1) During the bite of a mosquito, the stage of the Plasmodium parasite is injected into (1pts) the human host bloodstream. merozoite trophozoite gametocyte sporozoite 2) Which of the following is the vector known to transmit (1pts) Babesia? Ixodes Anopheles Culex Glossina 3) A patient from Connecticut returns from a camping trip complaining of fever and malaise. The (1pts) patient has never traveled outside of the US. Blood samples demonstrate normal-sized red blood cells containing ring-form parasites in pairs and tetrads. There is no pigment or stippling seen in the RBC. Which parasite listed best fits this description? Babesia microti Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodum vivax Plasmodium malariae .