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Malaria
[Plasmodium falciparum] [Plasmodium malariae]
[Plasmodium ovale] [Plasmodium vivax]

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Plasmodium falciparum: Blood Stage Parasites
P. falciparum thin smear Thin Blood Smears.
P. falciparum thick smear Thick Blood Smears.
Plasmodium falciparum: Gametocytes
P. falciparum gametocytes Mature macrogametocytes (female); Mature microgametocytes (male).
Gametocytes of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear Gametocytes of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear.
Gametocytes of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear
Gametocytes of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear
Gametocytes of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear
Gametocytes of P. falciparum in a thick blood smear Gametocytes of P. falciparum in a thick blood smear.
Plasmodium falciparum: Ring Stage Parasites
P. falciparum ring stage Normal red cell; Increasingly mature ring stage parasites.
Rings of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear Rings of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear.
Rings of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear
Rings of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear
Rings of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear
Rings of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear
Rings of P. falciparum in a thick blood smear Rings of P. falciparum in a thick blood smear.
Plasmodium falciparum: Schizonts
P. falciparum schizonts Increasingly mature schizonts; Ruptured schizont.
Schizont of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear Schizonts of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear.
Schizont of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear
Schizont of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear
Schizont of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear
Plasmodium falciparum: Trophozoites
P. falciparum trophozoites Increasingly mature trophozoites.
Trophozoites of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear Trophozoites of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear.
Trophozoites of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear
Trophozoites of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear
Trophozoites of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear

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