Change in RBC morphology after infection by malarial parasites

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Plasmodium species	Infected RBC Enlarged	Presence of Schffner Dots	Presence of Maurer Dots	Multiple Parasites / RBC	Parasites with double chromatin dots	Parasites with Sausage - shaped Gametocytes
P. vivax	+	+	-	Rare	Rare	-
P. falciparum	-	-	+	+	+	+
P. ovale	±	+	-	-	-	-
P. malariae	-	-	+	-	-	-