Symptoms of malaria occur specifically due to the formation of:

Explanation

The fever and chills of malaria are associated with the rupture of erythrocytic-stage schizonts. In severe falciparum malaria, parasitized red cells may obstruct capillaries and postcapillary venules, leading to local hypoxia and the release of toxic cellular products. The invasive blood stage of malaria parasites, merozoites, are complex entities specialized for the capture and entry of red blood cells.