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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 5 Plasmodium malariae Schizonts, Thick Film

At the center of the image, there appears to be a schizont with an unusually large number of merozoites, but this actually might be two superimposed schizonts.

 

Trophozoites and gametocytes are present also.

Plasmodium malariae schizonts, thick blood film

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