Malaria and babesiosis refer to disease processes resulting from infections of parasites belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa. Their respective genera
are Plasmodium and Babesia. Both genera of parasites belong to the class of parasites that have no obvious structures for the purpose of motility,
known as sporozoa. Of approximately 200 known species of Plasmodium, only 10 have demonstrated the ability to cause infection in humans. -Zeibig
