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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 2 Plasmodium falciparum Trophozoites, Thin Film

Thin film Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites with two nuclei       

This is an image of two leukocytes and trophozoites. One trophozoite is a uninucleate; it has one nucleus. The other trophozoite has two nuclei; this is very common with P. falciparum.

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trophozoite with double chromatin dots

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trophozoite with single chromatin dot

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