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Protists |
eukaryotic single-celled organisms. heterotrophic. move by flagella, cilia, or pseudopodia |
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flagellated cells |
Euglenozoa, Archaeozoa |
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(Euglenozoa) Trypanosoma brucei rhodensiense |
carried by the Tse-tse fly. Found in africa. Causes West African trypanosomiasis "sleeping sickness". Reservoir is ungulates (hoofed animals). |
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(Euglenozoa) Trypanosoma brucei gambiense |
causes east african trypanosomiasis. Has no ungulate reservoirs. |
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(Archaeozoa) Giardia lamblia |
causes dysentery. acquired by drinking water contaminated with animal feces. |
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Rhizopoda |
pseudopodia |
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(Rhizopoda) Entamoeba histolytica |
causes amoebic dysentery. acquired from fecal-contaminated food and water. |
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Apicomplexa |
non-mobile, intracellulare parasites |
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(Apicomplexa) Plasmodium sp. (P. vivax, P. falciparum, P. ovale, P. malariae) |
Causes malaria. carried by femal anopheles mosquitoes. Enters, kills, and agglutinates red cells, leading vessels to damage and jaundice. |
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(Apicomplexa) Toxoplasma gondii |
causes toxoplasmosis. May be carred to humans through feces of infected cats. |
