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Protozoan parasites can cause Infectious Diseases in humans and animals that can be fatal. Some of these are Toxoplasmosis, Trypanosomiasis, and Giardia.

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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 protozoa cause disease in plants?

Yes, some protozoa can cause diseases in plants. They can infect plant roots and disrupt nutrient uptake, leading to stunted growth or even death in severe cases. Examples of protozoan plant pathogens include those belonging to the genera Plasmodiophora and Polymyxa.


What does protozoa cause?

Cause of Protozoa- parasitic infections in humans are usually in the size range of 1-100 micrometres (millionths of a metre) and have two stages in life cycle. *Infection is usually spread by structures called cysts which are cells that have secreted a protective layer around them so that they can survive the journey from one host to the next. Once inside the new host, these cysts develop into the active protozoa which grows, reproduces and causes symptoms of disease in the new host. *Common infections caused in humans are amoebic dysentery, sleeping sickness and malaria. *Protozoa can infect any human tissue, and are the cause of a variety of diseases.


How does protozoa cause diseases?

Protozoa variants, such as amoebiasis cause diseases by secreting enzymes which absorbed by the tissue of the host.


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.

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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 diseases can amoebic organisms cause?

Entamoeba hystolytica,is a protozoa(amoeba).


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


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.


Is protozoa cause disease in plants?

Yes, some protozoa can cause diseases in plants. They can infect plant roots and disrupt nutrient uptake, leading to stunted growth or even death in severe cases. Examples of protozoan plant pathogens include those belonging to the genera Plasmodiophora and Polymyxa.


What does protozoa cause?

Cause of Protozoa- parasitic infections in humans are usually in the size range of 1-100 micrometres (millionths of a metre) and have two stages in life cycle. *Infection is usually spread by structures called cysts which are cells that have secreted a protective layer around them so that they can survive the journey from one host to the next. Once inside the new host, these cysts develop into the active protozoa which grows, reproduces and causes symptoms of disease in the new host. *Common infections caused in humans are amoebic dysentery, sleeping sickness and malaria. *Protozoa can infect any human tissue, and are the cause of a variety of diseases.


How does protozoa cause diseases?

Protozoa variants, such as amoebiasis cause diseases by secreting enzymes which absorbed by the tissue of the host.


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.


Does amoeba spread Lyme disease?

No. It does not spread by ameba. Ameba is a protozoa. Lyme disease is a tick born disease.


What is the treatment for pathogenic protozoa?

A pathogen is an agent that can cause diseases.Protozoa are microscopic, motile, eukaryotic organisms, which include organisms such as amoebas. They mainly live in water, but can also be found in soil.Examples of protozoa that can cause disease, and so are "pathogenic protozoa" are Cryptosporidium which can cause Crytosporidiosis, and Giardia lamblia which can cause Giardiasis. Plasmodium is another example of pathogenic protozoa, as Plasmodium vivax is the main cause of Malaria.


How is protozoa harm to humans?

protozoa can cause harmful diseases and effect plants life.