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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 1 Overview of Species

Malaria is one of the most serious parasitic infections of humans. Despite extensive control efforts over the past few decades, it remains a worldwide problem.

 

Malaria is a disease of global import, infecting millions of humans in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions.

P. vivax schizonts, thick film