Protozoa - Bowen University

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Protozoa Protozoa are microscopic one-celled organisms that are categorized according to their method of movements. Ciliates – the only parasi:c ciliate that causes disease in humans in Balan%dium coli Flagellates – three of the most common and medically significant include: Giardia lamblia, Trypanosome sp. And Trichomonas vaginalis Amoeba –include the pathogenic amoeba Entamoeba and Endolimax which cause dysentery in humans

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Protozoa

•  Protozoaaremicroscopicone-celledorganismsthatarecategorizedaccordingtotheirmethodofmovements.

•  Ciliates–theonlyparasi:cciliatethatcausesdiseaseinhumansinBalan%diumcoli

•  Flagellates–threeofthemostcommonandmedicallysignificantinclude:Giardialamblia,Trypanosomesp.AndTrichomonasvaginalis

•  Amoeba–includethepathogenicamoebaEntamoebaandEndolimaxwhichcausedysenteryinhumans