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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 3 Plasmodium vivax Trophozoites, Thin Film

This is an image of three infected RBCs showing enlargement, distortion and stippling. The parasite on the left has fragmented chromatin and could be an immature schizont.

Plasmodium vivax trophozoites, thin blood film

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