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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
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Course Introduction | Overview | Plasmodium falciparum | Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium ovale | Plasmodium malariae | Other infections | Tests
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Lesson 1 ─ Overview of Species
Stippling in Plasmodium-infected Erythrocytes
Shown here are Maurer’s dots in P falciparum. These dots are more conspicuous than in P malariae. The dots represent transport channels between the parasite and host cell membrane.
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Maurer's dots in P. falciparum