Pellicle (biology) - Human Disease

Human Disease

Some protozoa are human parasites, causing diseases. Examples of human diseases caused by protozoa:

  • Malaria
  • Amoebiasis
  • Giardiasis
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Trichomoniasis
  • Chagas disease
  • Leishmaniasis
  • Sleeping Sickness
  • Dysentery

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