applique rings (trophozoites) of Plasmodium falciparum. Note the multiple infections
which are common in this species. High parasitemia is also a feature of
this species which has the highest mortality rate of the Plasmodium
species. The RBCs are
crenated from the slide preparation. 1000x
applique rings (trophozoites) of P. falciparum. Multiple infections are
common and note some nuclei consist
of two chromatin granules. 1000x