A recent emigrant from Somalia develops high fever, chills, and severe headache.Blood work on admission to the hospital reveals the following in his blood smear.This patient is most likely infected with:

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P.falciparum invades RBCs of any age and, for this reason, often exhibits the highest parasitemia-reaching 50% in some cases.The ring forms of P.falciparum are more delicate than those of other species, often have two chromatin dots, and may show multiple ring forms in a single RBC.Gametocytes have a characteristic banana or crescent shape.CDC PHIL #5941

A Recent Emigrant from Somalia Develops High Fever, Chills, and Severe