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

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

Nearly mature and mature macrogametocyte (female); Microgametocyte (male).
Gametocytes          

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

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

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

Increasingly mature schizonts.
Schizonts          

Mature schizonts of P. vivax in a thin blood smear.
P. vivax mature schizonts P. vivax mature schizonts        

Ruptured schizonts of P. vivax in a thin blood smear.
P. vivax ruptured schizonts P. vivax ruptured schizonts P. vivax ruptured schizonts      

Increasingly mature trophozoites of P. vivax.
Trophozoites          

Large, amoeboid trophozoites of P. vivax in a thin blood smear.
Large, amoeboid trophozoites of P. vivax in a thin blood smear Large, amoeboid trophozoites of P. vivax in a thin blood smear Large, amoeboid trophozoites of P. vivax in a thin blood smear      

 
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