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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 1 Overview of Species

Morphological Characteristics

Malaria parasites in early developmental phases, sometimes called trophozoites, can be found in red blood cells. The early stage represented in this image is the ring stage.  

 

Here, you can see a thin ring of cytoplasm surrounding a dark nucleus. You can also see the clear space inside the cytoplasm, or the vacuole.

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Early trophozoite in the ring stage