protozoa classification

plasmodium spp.
- malaria
- non-motile
toxoplasma gondii

toxoplasmosis

aerosolized fecal matter --> encephalitis
naegleria fowleri

amoebic encephalitis
giardia lamblia
giardiasis
- intestinal parasite
- aka Hiker's diarrhea
leishmania spp.
leishmaniasis
- parasitic infection
- sand fly
trichomonas vaginalis
trichomoniasis
- vaginal parasitic infection
- (normal flora disturbed --> yeast infection)
- or STD
protozoa
- eukaryotic
- nuclease
- lack cell wall
- linear DNA
- unicellular
- may be motile
- aerobic or anaerobic

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protozoa classification

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IBHS exam 2 - protozoa

Updated

2012-09-25T03:58:22Z

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