1) Name the two stages of Plasmodium that each species go through.
2) What unique qualities do each species of Plasmodium have in both stages?
1) Trophozoite & Schizont
- 2) vivax:
- a) Trophozoite - Amoeboid appearance and Schuffner's dots.
b) Schizont - Schuffner's dots, RBC normal and 16 nuclei
- falciparum:
- a) Trophozoite - Ring stage
b) Schizont - RBC normal and 22 nuclei
- malarie:
- a) Trophozoite - Basket stage
b) Rosette stage, 8 nuclei and nuclei gather in a circle to take up space in RBC
- ovale:
- a) Trophozoite - Schuffner's dots and oval shape nuclei and RBC
b) Schizont - Schuffner's dots, 8 nuclei and oval shape