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P. FALCIPARUM P. MALARIAE P. OVALE P. VIVAX
Shape of
gametocytes
Sausage- or crescent- Round
shaped
Ovoid Round
(From Leventhal R,
Cheadle RF. Medical
Parasitology: A Self-
Instructional Text,
5th ed. Philadelphia:
FA Davis; 2002:118.)
(From Leventhal R,
Cheadle RF. Medical
Parasitology: A Self-
Instructional Text, 5th ed.
Philadelphia: FA Davis;
2002:118.)
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