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Malaria
[Plasmodium falciparum] [Plasmodium knowlesi] [Plasmodium malariae] [Plasmodium ovale] [Plasmodium vivax]
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Plasmodium knowlesi: Blood Stage Parasites

Thin blood smears of Plasmodium knowlesi

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A:  Stages of P. knowlesi in thin blood smears.  Fig. 1: Normal red cell; Figs. 2-9: Young trophozoites (ring-form trophozoites; Figs. 10-12: Developing trophozoites; Figs. 13-15: Mature trophozoites; Figs. 16-23: Developing, nearly mature and mature schizonts; Fig. 24: Mature macrogametocyte (female); Fig. 25: Mature microgametocyte (male).
Illustration from: Coatney GR, Collins WE, Warren M, Contacos PG. The Primate Malarias. Bethesda: U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare; 1971.

 
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