The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
Plasmodium vivax Trophozoites, Thin Film
Here is one that looks
very much like P.
falciparum, except it is
more amoeboid. Notice
the infected red cell is the
largest cell in the field.
So, even at this stage,
there is already
enlargement of the
infected cell.
Plasmodium vivax
trophozoites, thin
blood film