Stages seen in peripheral smear of falciparuma) Schizontsb) Gametocytesc) Accoled) Ring forme) Trophozite
Mature, compact trophozoites in a thin blood smear. Compact trophozoites in a thinblood smear.
P. falciparum schizonts are seldom seen in peripheral blood. Mature schizonts have 8 to 24 small merozoites;
dark pigment, clumped in one mass
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