what are the diagnostic ways to detect plasmodium malaria in human?

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what are the diagnostic ways to detect plasmodium malaria in human?

2007-02-12 23:22:17 · 3 answers · asked by Moamen 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine

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Plasmodium spp can be diagnosed by taking blood slides and looking under microscope for the gametocytes or trophozoites of the parasites , using oil immersion.

2007-02-13 02:07:04 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. A 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋

generally a thick blood slide and a thin blood slide is made from the patients blood. these are then examined by a medical technologist for the plasmodium organism in any of the stages. all slides are usually double checked by a pathologist.

2007-02-15 02:40:23 · answer #2 · answered by pele 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A blood smear taken at the time of fever or shivers will show the parasite in the RBC cells.

2007-02-13 13:08:26 · answer #3 · answered by dharini 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋