sentence: Blood is put on a slide which is a thin piece of glass.
sentences_before: To see if they have malaria, doctors may do a blood test. This test is called a 'Giemsa blood smear'.
sentences_after: The 'Giemsa' stain is put on the slide. This stain helps doctors see the malaria. Then they look at the slide under a microscope. The 'Plasmodium' is seen in the red blood cells.
concept_name: blood
headings: Malaria Diagnosis
categories: Diseases spread by insects Parasites Apicomplexa