These infect new red blood cells and initiate a series of asexual multiplication cycles ( blood schizogony ) that produce 8 to 24 new infective merozoites, at which point the cells burst and the infective cycle begins anew.
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In outline gametogony and sporogony occur in the intestine of the definitive host while both schizogony which occurs in various tissues and the formation of sarcocysts ( containing bradyzoites and metrocytes ) occurs principally in the muscles of the intermediate host.
