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Protozoa are one-celled organisms that can cause diseases ranging in severity from mild to deadly. These organisms can be classified as parasitic or free-living. Parasitic protozoa are found in organisms such as ticks, flies and mosquitoes. Free-living protozoa are found in water that is contaminated with fecal matter and other wastes.



Common Parasitic protozoa (there are over 100 species)

Cryptosporidium ( Food, Contact )

Entamoeba histolytica (Water, Food )

Giardia intestinalis (Water, Food, Contact )
Giardia lambila (Water, Food, Contact )

Trichomonas vaginalis (Sexual,Contact)

Trypanosoma genum
Trypanosoma cruzi
Trypanosoma brucei (Tsetse fly)
Trypanosoma gambiense (Tsetse fly)
Trypanosoma rhodesiense (Tsetse fly)

Leishmania genum
Leishmania donovani (Sandfly, Contact, sexual )
Leishmania mexicana (Sandfly, Contact, sexual )
Leishmania brasiliensis (Sandfly, Contact, sexual )
Leishmania infantum (Sandfly, Contact, sexual )
Leishmania chagasi (Sandfly, Contact, sexual )

Balantidium Coli (Food, Water )

Toxoplasma gondii (Domestic Cats, Food )
An estimated 500 million humans have been infected.


Microsporidia

Plasmodium (malaria)
Plasmodium falciparum (Mosquito )
Plasmodium ovale (Mosquito )
Plasmodium vivax (Mosquito )
Plasmodium malariae (Mosquito )

Blastocystis hominis

Babesia
Babesia microti (Tick )
Babesia divergens (Tick )


Encephalitozoon cuniculi





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