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Stages of Plasmodium falciparum as drawn from microscopic observation of thin blood smears (1971).

Fig. 1: Normal red cell

Figs. 2-18: Trophozoites (among these, Figs. 2-10 correspond to ring-stag trophozoites)

Figs. 19-26: Schizonts (Fig. 26 is a ruptured schizont)

Figs.27, 28: Mature macrogametocytes (female)

Figs. 29, 30: Mature microgametocytes (male)

Illustrations 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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