List of Epidemic Protozoan Diseases of man
Following three diseases caused by protozoan parasites that often occur in epidermis form :
Disease |
Pathogen |
Infection Source |
Reservoir |
Control Measures |
Malaria |
Plasmodium spp. |
Bite from Anopheles mosquito |
Humans, mosquito |
Chemotherapy of infected individuals and contacts |
Giardiasis |
Giardia spp. |
Fecal contamination of water |
Wild mammals |
Decontamination of public water sources. |