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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 3 Plasmodium vivax Trophozoites, Thin Film

There are two trophozoites and a gametocyte in this image. The gametocyte is dense and compact, filling the host cell. It does not have a vacuole. Note that the infected cells are stippled with Schüffners dots.

 

Plasmodium vivax trophozoites, thin blood film

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