The diagnostic characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum are best described by which one of the following statements?
High-Yield Explanation
P. Falciparum infection Distinguished by the appearance of ring forms of early trophozoites and gametocytes, both of which can be found in the peripheral blood. The size of the RBC is usually normal.Double chromatin dots in the rings are common. Schuffner stippling is routinely seen in RBC's that harbor P.vivax.