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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 3 Plasmodium vivax Trophozoites, Thin Film

The projections from the infected cell are not caused by the parasite, but are extensions of the cell membrane into the spaces between adjacent RBCs. The projections resemble the fimbriations seen with P. ovale- infected cells.

Plasmodium vivax trophozoites, thin blood film

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