The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum Schizonts, Thin Film
Thin film
Plasmodium
falciparum
trophozoites
suggestive of
schizonts
In this image, the infected
RBC appears to contain
a schizont, but this is a
multiply-infected RBC.
Note there is no pigment,
and the host cell is
normal in color, shape
and size.