Protists by Gage Garber

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Protists

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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Cryptosporidium is commonly isolated in HIV-positive patients with diarrhea.
Cryptosporidium is commonly isolated in HIV-positive patients with diarrhea.
Treatment is symptomatic, with fluid rehydration, electrolyte correction and management of any pain.
Treatment is symptomatic, with fluid rehydration, electrolyte correction and management of any pain.
is typically an acute, short-term infection, but can become severe and nonresolving in children
is typically an acute, short-term infection, but can become severe and nonresolving in children

Is a main factor of malaria
The protist lives inside the bloodstrea, eventually clogging capillaries and destroying blood cells, which will lead to death if not treated
Malaria results in 1.5-2.7 million deaths per year (much more than AIDS)
Anopholes Mosquito (vector)

Tse Tse Fly (vector)
Symptoms include fever, headaches, pain in joints
when the parasite infects the central nervous system, causing confusion, lack of coordination
Without treatment, the host will die