Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium vivax Plasmodium malariae Plasmodium ovale Preparation of a Thick and Thin Blood Film on the Same Slide Effect of pH on Giemsa Staining of Malaria Parasites Artifacts That May Cause Confusion in Diagnosis Species Identification of Malaria Parasites Appearance of Parasite stages in Giemsa-Stained Thin and Thick blood Films Life Cycle of Malaria Parasites