4 Protists that Cause Diseases
Laila Kamel
Common Name- Malaria
Scientific Name- Plasmodium
Transmitted- Through mosquitoes
Symptoms- fever, headache, vomiting, and other flu-like symptoms
This protist will clog capillaries and destroy blood cells which will lead to death, if not treated correctly
Common Name- African Sleeping Sickness
Scientific Name- Trypanosomiasis
Transmitted- Through the tse tse fly
Symptoms- fever, headache, pain in joints, parasite infects the central nervous system, confusion, lack of coordination, uncontrollable sleepiness
Common Name- Giardiasis
Scientific name- Giardiasis
Transmitted- contaminated water
Symptoms- Severe diarrhea and vomiting, protist will occupy digestive tract
Common Name- Amoebic Dysentery
Scientific- Entamoeba Histolytica
Transmitted- contaminated food or water, hands not washed properly
Symptoms- forms cysts in the intestines, causes discomfort
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