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Protozoans, which are eukaryotic single-celled organisms, are the cause of a number of diseases in humans. The better known ones are malaria and sleeping sickness. A link can be found below to check facts and learn about some others less well known illness caused by protozoans.
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Does amoeba spread Lyme disease?
No. It does not spread by ameba. Ameba is a protozoa. Lyme disease is a tick born disease.
Vectors that some protozoa use to transfer disease are?
Some common vectors that protozoa use to transfer disease include mosquitoes, ticks, and flies. These vectors can carry protozoa such as Plasmodium (malaria), Trypanosoma (sleeping sickness), and Leishmania (leishmaniasis) and transmit them to humans through their bites.
What kind of damage does protozoa do to you?
Protozoa infestations cause: Amoebiasis, Chagas disease, Cryptosporidiosis, Dysentery, Giardiasis, Leishmaniasis, Malaria, Sleeping Sickness, Toxoplasmosis, and Trichomoniasis.
Is it true that many protozoa are parasites and cause disease such as malaria amoebic dysenteryand African sleeping sickness?
All the diseases, which are mentioned above are caused by protozoa.
What is babesiasis?
Babesiasis is a disease caused by infection by protozoa of the genus Babesia - usually transmitted by tics.
How do protozoa affect people?
protozoa is another word for protists. Protists belong to the "odds n ends" kingdom of Prosista. some r harmless but some can be parasites and cause disease
Which the following diseases protozoa in origin a- dengue b- malaria c-alazar d-aids?
Malaria is caused by a blood-borne protozoa. Dengue is caused by a virus. HIV/AIDS is caused by a blood-borne virus. Alazar is not a disease.
How do you get African sleeping sickness?
It is caused by the bite of the tsetse fly which carries the protozoa in it's saliva that causes the disease.
What diseases can amoebic organisms cause?
Entamoeba hystolytica,is a protozoa(amoeba).
Is malaria a bacteria?
Malaria is actually caused by a protist that belongs to the genus of Plasmodium.
How can you use protozoa in a sentence?
Protozoa are microscopic life forms. Here are some sentences.We studied the protozoa under the microscope.Many protozoa can cause disease if they get into your body.Most protozoa live in water.
How is the mosquito involved in the transmission of malaria?
A particular type of mosquito is a carrier of the protozoa that cause the disease and when they bite, they transmit those micro-organisms to the person bitten. See more about the protozoa that cause malaria in the related question below.
