A 32-year-old man from rural Odisha presents with fever every third day (tertian pattern) for 2 weeks. Blood smear shows ring forms and stippling in RBCs. He recovers after chloroquine but develops fever again 4 weeks later. Which feature best distinguishes this malaria type from quartan malaria?

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