The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
Here again, Schüffner’s
dots can be seen very
clearly. These are two
mature trophozoites. You
can see three of the
characteristics that were
mentioned at the very
beginning. There is a
nucleus that is dark red,
the blue cytoplasm and
the clear vacuole.
Plasmodium vivax
trophozoites, thin
blood film