This thick film photomicrograph shows a Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte with both cytoplasm and pigment evident.
The World Health Organization estimates that on a yearly basis 300-500 million cases of malaria occur, with more than 1 million deaths from this vector-borne disease. About 1,200 cases of malaria are diagnosed in the United States each year alone.
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