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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 ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Identification of Trypanosoma brucei vs Trypanosoma cruzi
The best, easiest way to distinguish Trypanosoma species: size of
of Trypanosoma brucei ... vs Trypanosoma cruzi ... comparison #diagnosis #microbiology ... #blood #smear # ... microscopy
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
cells) - Blood Smear ... in a thin blood smear ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #malaria ... #microbiology