A photomicrograph of Plasmodium vivax in its erythrocytic trophozoite stage, using Wright's stain. x1500.
This erythrocyte has become a mature trophozoite, which will further develop into a schizont in the erythrocytic cycle of the malaria parasite. Note the enlarged state of the erythrocyte with numerous Shuffner's dots.
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