| Plasmodium
malariae: Blood Stage Parasites |
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Thin
Blood Smears. |
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Thick
Blood Smears. |
| Plasmodium
malariae: Gametocytes |
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Developing
gametocyte; Macrogametocyte (female); Microgametocyte (male). |
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Gametocytes of P. malariae in a thin blood smear.
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Gametocytes of P. malariae in a thick blood smear. |
| Plasmodium
malariae: Ring Stage Parasites |
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Normal red cell; Rings. |
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Rings
of P. malariae in a thin blood smear. |
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Rings
of P. malariae in a thick blood smear. |
| Plasmodium
malariae: Schizonts |
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Increasingly
mature schizonts. |
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Schizonts
of P. malariae in a thin blood smear. |
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Schizonts
of P. malariae in a thick blood smear. |
| Plasmodium
malariae: Trophozoites |
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Increasingly
mature trophozoites; "band form". |
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Trophozoites
of P. malariae in a thin blood smear. |
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