Plasmodium is transmitted by infected Anopheles mosquito bites. Diagnosis is via blood smears showing parasites in red blood cells; P. vivax/ovale is notable for large ring forms and schizonts.
La transmisión de Plasmodium ocurre a través de la picadura de mosquitos Anopheles infectados. El diagnóstico se realiza mediante frotis de sangre que muestran parásitos en los glóbulos rojos; P. vivax/ovale se distingue por la presencia de formas en anillo y esquizontes grandes.
| Front | Protozoa - hematologic infections Plasmodium: transmission: 1 diagnosis: 1 method - 2 findings, and 1 finding seen with P vivax/ovale |
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