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

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Blood stage parasites of Plasmodium falciparum: thick and thin smears.
Thin blood smears Thick blood smears        

Mature macrogametocytes (female); Mature microgametocytes (male).
P. falciparum gametocytes          

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          

Normal red cell; Increasingly mature ring stage parasites.
Ring stage          

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          

Increasingly mature schizonts; Ruptured schizont.
Schizonts          

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 Schizont of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear    

Increasingly mature trophozoites.
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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