The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Plasmodium vivax Trophozoites, Thin Film

Here is an infected RBC that is markedly enlarged, even when the parasite itself is not more than a signet or a young trophozoite.

 

The enlargement of red cells can begin early. This is very characteristic of P. vivax.

Plasmodium vivax trophozoites, thin blood film

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