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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
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Course Introduction | Overview | Plasmodium falciparum | Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium ovale | Plasmodium malariae | Other infections | Tests
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Lesson 1 ─ Overview of Species
Learning Objectives
Identify the four species of malaria associated with parasitic infections in humans.
Identify growth stages of parasites through microscopic examination.
Identify morphological characteristics in infected erythrocytes.
Identify the difference among Schüffner’s dots, James’s dots, Ziemann’s dots and Maurer’s dots.
P. falciparum trophozoites, thin film