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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 2 Plasmodium falciparum Trophozoites, Thick Film

This section contains images of Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites in thick films.  

 

These images will be more difficult to interpret because there are no intact   RBCs for reference. Nuclei of white cells and trophozoites of malaria are scattered throughout the fields. You will have to look carefully for red chromatin dots associated with blue filaments or tags of cytoplasm.

 

Look at the image to identify what you see. After you have reviewed the image, go to the next page for more information.

 

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