Learning Objectives for "Medically Important Protozoa"

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1. State a disease caused by each of the following protozoans and indicate their means of motility and how they are transmitted to humans:

a. Entamoeba histolytica

b. Acanthamoeba

c. Giardia lamblia

d. Trichomonas vaginalis

e. Trypanosoma brucei-gambiens

f. Balantidium coli

g. Plasmodium species

h. Toxoplasma gondii

i. Cryptosporidium

 

 


Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.

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Last updated: Feb., 2020
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