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![Blood smear from a P. falciparum culture (K1 strain). Several red blood cells have ring stages inside them. Close to the center there is a schizont and on the left a trophozoite. Since Charles Laverna first visualized the malaria parasite in blood in 1880,[38] the mainstay of malaria diagnosis has been the microscopic examination of blood.](http://cdn7.wn.com/vp/i/f2/bf1306efb04913.jpg "Blood smear from a P. falciparum culture (K1 strain). Several red blood cells have ring stages inside them. Close to the center there is a schizont and on the left a trophozoite. Since Charles Laverna first visualized the malaria parasite in blood in 1880,[38] the mainstay of malaria diagnosis has been the microscopic examination of blood.")
