Malaria Diagnosis
To see if they have malaria, doctors may do a blood test. This test is called a 'Giemsa blood smear'. Blood is put on a slide which is a thin piece of glass. 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.