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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
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Lesson 3 ─ Plasmodium vivax Trophozoites, Thick Film
Notice the heavier cytoplasm of P. vivax and the much larger nuclei than you would see with P. falciparum.
Plasmodium vivax trophozoites, thick blood film
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