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