| Plasmodium
ovale: Blood Stage Parasites |
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Thin blood
smears. |
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Thick Blood
Smears. |
| Plasmodium
ovale: Gametocytes |
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Macrogametocyte (female); Microgametocyte (male). |
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Gametocytes
of P. ovale in a thin blood smear. |
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| Plasmodium
ovale: Ring Stage Parasites |
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Normal
red cell; Ring stage parasites (young trophozoites). |
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Rings
of P. ovale in a thin blood smear. |
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Rings
of P. ovale in a thick smear. |
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| Plasmodium
ovale: Schizonts |
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Increasingly
mature schizonts. |
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Schizonts
of P. ovale in a thin blood smear. |
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Schizont
of P. ovale in a thick blood smear. |
| Plasmodium
ovale: Trophozoites |
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Increasingly
mature trophozoites. Note the fimbriated red cells. |
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Trophozoites
of P. ovale in a thin blood smear. |
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Trophozoite
of P. ovale in a thick blood smear. |
