Protozoan infection
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| Specialty | Infectious diseases  |
Protozoan infections are parasitic diseases organisms formerly classified in the Kingdom Protozoa.[1] They include organisms classified in Amoebozoa, Excavata, and Chromalveolata.
Examples include Entamoeba histolytica, Plasmodium (some of which cause malaria), and Giardia lamblia.[2] Trypanosoma brucei, transmitted by the tsetse fly and the cause of African sleeping sickness, is another example.
The species traditionally collectively termed "protozoa" are not closely related to each other, and have only superficial similarities (eukaryotic, unicellular, motile, though with exceptions.) The terms "protozoa" (and protist) are usually discouraged in the modern biosciences. However, this terminology is still encountered in medicine. This is partially because of the conservative character of medical classification, and partially due to the necessity of making identifications of organisms based upon appearances and not upon DNA.
Treatment
They are treated with antiprotozoal agents.1 popcorn i am awesome
See also
References
- ^ Protozoan+Infections at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- ^ "Intestinal and Luminal Protozoa".
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