Malaria Self Test Module
International Businessman. Feverish.
Click on one of the following:
Plasmodium falciparum?
Sorry! Take another look.
Are the bluish cells towards the centre of the field contained within a red cell or do they have a specific structure that might be associated with newly released merozoites?
Try again after referring back to the images in
the Diagnosis section if necessary.
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Plasmodium vivax?
Sorry! Look again.
Are the bluish cells towards the centre of the field contained within a red cell or do they have a specific structure that might be associated with newly released merozoites?
Try again after referring back to the images in
the Diagnosis section if necessary.
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Plasmodium ovale?
Sorry! Have another try.
Are the bluish cells towards the centre of the field contained within a red cell or do they have a specific structure that might be associated with newly released merozoites?
Try again after referring back to the images in
the Diagnosis section if necessary.
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Plasmodium malariae?
Sorry! Take another look.
The bluish cells in the centre of the field may be resembling a "daisy-head" formation, however take another look after referring back to the images in the Diagnosis section.
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Malarial parasites not seen?
Correct! Very well done.
Congratulations; despite appearing in almost a "daisy-head" appearance, you were able to determine that these were platelets that had clumped and were not malarial parasites.
Platelet clumps are sometimes seen as an artefact when blood films are made from EDTA anticoagulated blood or may be observed when the blood is in the initial stages of clotting.
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