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

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

Macrogametocyte (female); Microgametocyte (male).
Gametocytes          

Gametocytes of P. ovale in a thin blood smear.
Gametocytes in a thin blood smear Gametocytes in a thin blood smear Gametocytes in a thin blood smear      

Normal red cell; Ring stage parasites (young trophozoites).
Ring stage          

Rings of P. ovale in a thin blood smear.
P. ovale rings in a thin blood smear P. ovale rings in a thin blood smear        

Rings of P. ovale in a thick smear.
Rings of P. ovale in a thick smear Rings of P. ovale in a thick smear        

Increasingly mature schizonts.
Schizonts          

Schizonts of P. ovale in a thin blood smear.
Schizonts of P. ovale in a thin blood smear Schizonts of P. ovale in a thin blood smear Schizonts of P. ovale in a thin blood smear      

Schizont of P. ovale in a thick blood smear.
Schizont in a thick blood smear          

Increasingly mature trophozoites.  Note the fimbriated red cells.
Trophozoites          

Trophozoites of P. ovale in a thin blood smear.
Trophozoites of P. ovale in a thin blood smear Trophozoites of P. ovale in a thin blood smear        

Trophozoite of P. ovale in a thick blood smear.
Trophozoite in a thick blood smear          

 
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