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Micro Eukaryotes 2
Protazoans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Protozoans | ·extremely diverse, produce a wide variety of diseases not all are fatal but most have serious effects on the host |
| Toxoplasma gondii | cause toxoplasmosis; connected to contaminated cat litter. It can kill immune-compromised patients and can be transferred in utero to the developing baby who can develop mental retardation. |
| Plasmodium falciparum | cause malaria; has a female Anopheles mosquito as vector; some strains can be treated with chloroquine. It can be fatal and accounts for thousands of death in central Africa |
| Trypanosoma gambiense | – cause trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness; transmitted by the bite of the vector -Tse-Tse fly |
| Trichomonas vaginalis | somewhat benign, causes vaginitis and can be sexually transmitted from female to partner (inflammation, itch, abnormal secretions) |
| Giardia lamblia | causes giardiasis; it is a diarrheic disease; fairly common among children; easily treated |
| Balantidium coli | causes balantidiosis, also diarrheic and benign |
| Entamoeba hystolitica | causes amoebic dysentery and can be fairly serious with lots of dehydration and electrolyte loss. |
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