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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
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Lesson 3 ─ Plasmodium vivax Gametocytes, Thick Film
Here are an immature schizont and a gametocyte.
Notice the schizont has what seems to be more than one nucleus, and the gametocyte is more compact and rounded.
Plasmodium vivax gametocytes, thick blood film
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