How the plasmodium looks under microscope
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plasmodium are generally round shaped fish reproduce through the process of Multiple Fission so they are generally found in the mosquitoes and the transferred by them their causes malaria and which is harmful for our health they are round in shape
Plasmodium looks like a signet ring structure under the microscope.
However, the appearance of Plasmodium under the microscope varies with the species and stage of its development.
1. Trophozoites:
They have the typical characteristic signet ring shape.
Unique feature: multiple trophozoites in a single cell.
2. Gametocyte:
P. falciparum- Their gametocytes have a crescent or banana shaped structure.
P.malariae- round shaped and granular gametocytes equivalent to the size of a red blood cell.
P.ovale- round shaped gametocyte having a size bigger than the red blood cells.
3. Schizont:
P.malariae- schizont containing merozoites and course granular appearance is observed.
P.vivax- Larger in size than red blood cell and also multiple merozoites observed.