Entamoeba histolytica, one of those amoebic protists, and he can only complete his life cycle in our guts. It's mostly those with undeveloped immune system that die.
Giardia lamblia is one of those protists that more resembles animals than amoebas. And it is also a lovely protist that infects 10% of US population alone! Mostly causing diarrhea.
The plasmodium causes non other than Malarya! Again, mostly guts issues. (Beginning to see a trend?)
Trypanosoma , a blood parasite, cause sleeping sickness, and they can be fatal.
So....you know...try to avoid them. Stay clean. Stay healthy.
No, amebiasis is not caused by bacteria. It is an infection caused by a parasite called Entamoeba histolytica.
It is a genetic disease. Hemophilia is a genetic blood disorder. The person with this disorder has blood that doesn't clot as it should. It is not caused by a bacteria, virus or a protist.
Yes they can. Famous ones are Plasmodium the agent of Malaria or trypanosoma species the agents of sleeping illness or chagsa disease
Hepatitis A or B or C involves an infection of the liver caused by a virus.
protist
African sleeping sickness is caused by the protist Trypanosoma brucei. This parasite has two hosts: the tsetse fly, which serves as the vector for transmission, and humans, where the parasite replicates and causes illness. The disease manifests in two forms, depending on the subspecies of T. brucei, affecting different regions of Africa.
malaria
Dysentery is a bowel infection caused by a pathogen. Bacterial, viral or protist.
Sinusitis is not caused by mental illness. Mental illness can be caused by sinusitis infection.
virus
No, syphilis is not caused by a protist; it is caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum. This bacterium is a spirochete, which is a type of thin, spiral-shaped bacterium. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that can have serious health consequences if left untreated.
No, amebiasis is not caused by bacteria. It is an infection caused by a parasite called Entamoeba histolytica.
No. The flu (influenza) is caused by a virus. See related questions below.
The answer is NEITHER: influenza is caused by a VIRUS, not a bacterium or a protist.
mental illness
anemic illness
animal protist