Table 1.

Description of the state variables of model system (11)–(18).

Variable	Description
X	Population of uninfected/unparasitized red blood cells (erythrocytes)
Y s	Population of red blood cells infected by drug-sensitive merozoites
Y r	Population of red blood cells infected by drug-resistant merozoites
M s	Population of drug-sensitive merozoites
M r	Population of drug-resistant merozoites
G s	Population of drug-sensitive gametocytes
G r	Population of drug-resistant gametocytes
W	Population of strain-independent immune cells