List of Protozoan Diseases (other than epidemics) of man
Most of the protozoan diseases have been described in Section. They are being listed here for convenience.
Diseases |
Pathogen |
Organs Affected |
Transmission |
Amoebiasis |
Entamoeba histolytica |
Intestine, Liver |
Water Food |
Primary amoebic |
Naegleria fowleri |
Brain, Lungs |
Water |
meningoencephalitis |
Trypanosoma brucei |
Blood, Brain |
Tsets fly (Glossina) |
African sleeping sickness |
Trypanosoma brucei |
White blood cells, Skin, Intestine |
Sand fly (phlemotomus) |
Toxoplasmosis |
Toxoplasma gondii |
Blood, Eyes |
Domestic cats, Food |
Babesiosis |
Babesia microti |
Red blood cells |
Tick (Txode) |
Pneumocystosis |
Pneumocystis carinii |
Lungs |
Droplets |