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Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... reticulocytes) - thin trophozoites ... rare in blood smears ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites ... cells) - Blood Smear ... in a thin blood smear ... falciparum #Blood #Smear ... microscopy #malaria #microbiology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease (American ... detectable by blood smears ... Chagas #Disease #American ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology
Identification of Trypanosoma brucei vs Trypanosoma cruzi
The best, easiest way to distinguish Trypanosoma species: size of
rhodesiense - African ... cruzi: - South American ... comparison #diagnosis #microbiology ... #blood #smear #
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease (American ... detectable by blood smears ... Chagas #Disease #American ... Diagnosis #Management #Microbiology