The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
Plasmodium vivax Trophozoites, Thin Film
Here is an infected RBC
that is markedly enlarged,
even when the parasite
itself is not more than a
signet or a young
trophozoite.
The enlargement of red
cells can begin early. This
is very characteristic of P.
vivax.
Plasmodium vivax
trophozoites, thin
blood film