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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 3 Plasmodium vivax Trophozoites, Thin Film

Here is a thin-film smear of P. vivax. You will notice more robust trophozoites, distinguishing P. vivax from P. falciparum,   however, this stage cannot be used for a definitive diagnosis.   There is no enlargement of the red cells at this stage.

Plasmodium vivax trophozoites, thin blood film

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