Thin film features

Trophozoite

• Likes old RBCs (reason why parasitaemia is low, as don't have so many in the circulation), RBC smaller

• No dots

• Band form

• Birds eye ring

Compact trophozoite (yellow pigment)

Schizont: Spreads and fills whole RBC (like vivax), daisy head

Gametocyte: (often mistaken for lymphocyte)

Platelet: (not malaria), pink and fluffy

Thick film: