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| Trypanosoma crusi Troph (Notice the "C" shape) |
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| Trypanosoma brucei Troph (Looks like a squiggle compared to "c" shaped crusi) |
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| Leishmanial spp Leishmania form |
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| Leishmanial spp Leptomonad form |
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| Plasmodium vivax Troph (Notice Large rings and one chromatin dot. Fine stippling in RBC) |
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Plasmodium vivax Schizont
(Fine dots. Avg of 16 merozoites. Usually more than 12) |
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Plasmodium falciparum Troph
(No change to Rbc's. Small rings with often 2 chromatin dots per ring) |
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Plasmodium falciparum Schizont
(Fine dots. Avg of 20-24, could be more. Very rare) |
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Plasmodium malariae Troph
(Smudged, multi-colored appearance. Rbc's appear normal) |
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| Plasmodium malariae Schizont (Smudged and irregular pattern. Difficult to make out actual merozoites but there should be an avg of 8. Usually less than 12) |
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