The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
Plasmodium vivax Trophozoites, Thin Film
There are two
trophozoites and a
gametocyte in this image.
The gametocyte is dense
and compact, filling the
host cell. It does not have
a vacuole. Note that the
infected cells are stippled
with Schüffner’s dots.
Plasmodium vivax
trophozoites, thin
blood film