During microscopic examination of a stained blood smear, Babesia is typically recognized as:
Correct answer: D. Intraerythrocytic piroplasms
- A. Large eggs among red cells
- B. Motile larvae in plasma
- C. Cysts within leukocyte nuclei
- D. Intraerythrocytic piroplasms
Explanation
Babesia multiplies inside red blood cells and appears as intraerythrocytic piroplasms, sometimes in paired or tetrad forms. Larvae, cysts and eggs are not the typical blood smear stages of Babesia.
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