Protozoan Diseases

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Protozoan Diseases

• December 5, 2005

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Giardiasis

• Giardia lamblia

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Symptoms

• Severe diarrhea
• Cramps
• Weakness
• Weight loss

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Transmission

• Contaminated water and food

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Amebic dysentery

• Entamoeba histolytica

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Symptoms

• Diarrhea
• Intestinal bleeding
• Cramps
• Fever
• Weakness

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Transmission

• Contaminated water and food

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African Sleeping Sickness

• Trypanosoma brucei

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Symptoms

• Fever
• Swollen lymph glands
• Sleepiness

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Transmission

• Tsetse fly

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Chagas Disease

• Trypanosoma cruzi

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Symptoms

• Swelling in face
• Fever
• Swollen lymph glands
• Severe heart damage

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Transmission
Triatoma infestans
Blood
transfusions
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Malaria

• Plasmodium

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Symptoms

• Fever
• Chills
• Anemia
• Enlarged liver and spleen

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Transmission

• Female mosquitoes

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