Plasmodium malariae: Difference between revisions

The ring stages that are formed by the invasion of [[merozoite]]s released by rupturing liver stage [[schizont]]s are the first stages that appear in the blood.<ref name=Collins/> The ring stages grow slowly but soon fill one-fourth to one-third of the parasitized cell.<ref name=Collins/> Pigment increases rapidly and the half-grown parasite may have from 30 to 50 jet-black granules.<ref name=Collins/> The parasite changes various shapes as it grows and stretches across the host cell to form the band form.<ref name=Collins/>