Keywords: Immature and mature trophozoites of the Plasmodium vivax parasite PHIL 2720 lores.jpg This photomicrograph of a blood smear contains both immature and mature trophozoites of the Plasmodium vivax parasite An immature trophozoite of P vivax is shown at the top of the slide in its characteristic ring shape while the mature trophozoites contain large ameboid cytoplasms with large chromatin and fine yellowish brown pigment Content Providers s CDC/Dr Mae Melvin Creation Date 1973 Copyright Restrictions None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image CDC http //phil cdc gov/phil_images/20021230/12/PHIL_2720_lores jpg PD-USGov Histopathology of malaria |