Stages seen in peripheral smear of falciparuma) Schizontsb) Gametocytesc) Accoled) Ring forme) Trophozite
High-Yield Explanation
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