Dangerous Protists
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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Plasmodium is a protist who can enter its host's body by entering through a mosquito's proboscis.
Symptoms include fever, headache, vomitting and other flu-like symptoms
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Trypanosoma infects it host through the Tse Tse Fly
Symptoms include fever, headaches, pain in joints -followed by a phase when the parasite infects the central nervous system, causing confusion, lack of coordination, and uncontrolled sleepiness.
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The protist Giardia is
transmitted drinking contaminated
Symptoms include severe diarrhea and vomitting, the protist takes up residence in the digestive tract.
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