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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 2 Plasmodium falciparum Schizonts, Thin Film

Thin film Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites suggestive of schizonts

In this image, the infected RBC appears to contain a schizont, but this is a multiply-infected RBC. Note there is no pigment, and the host cell is normal in color, shape and size.

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