In these illustrative images of Plasmodium vivax, arrows point to the asexual stages of the parasite as seen in blood smears—ring (gray), trophozoite (blue), and schizont (green)—as well as the sexual stage known as the gametocyte (red). Credit: Laboratory of Tropical Diseases/UNICAMP The most common type of malaria in Brazil is caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax. Although vivax malaria is milder than the variant caused by P. falciparum, the ability of P. vivax to produce dormant forms in the host’s liver that can be reactivated months after the end Read More