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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Plasmodium falciparum Trophozoites

thin film Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites with macrophage

If you look carefully at the image, you will see other red cells that have parasites. There is quite a heavy parasitemia. Many of the red cells are infected, but there is a structure in the center that is quite different from anything you have seen before. More...

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