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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 1 Overview of Species

Morphological Characteristics

The four Plasmodium species that cause malaria in humans can be distinguished most of the time, but not always on the basis of blood stages' morphology. 

 

A comparison table describes the most salient characteristics in each of four morphologically distinguishable stages.

 

Go ahead and review each of these stages.