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Lesson 3 Plasmodium vivax Gametocytes, Thin Film

The gametocyte is dense and compact, and the RBC membrane might not be visible. The chromatin stains red. There is no vacuole, but Schüffners stippling is abundant.

Plasmodium vivax gametocytes, thin blood film

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