Various infections such as toxoplasmosis, giardia, malaria, amoebic dysentery, and trypanosomiasis are caused by single-cell parasites - protozoa. These spread through infected water, food, and insect bites. These protozoal infections can cause tissue and organ damage due to the immune response to the antigens or the parasites or damage caused by toxic products and affect the body's normal functioning.
Protozoan Diseases: Everything You Need to Know
Protozoans are organisms that are neither plants nor animals and are included in a separate family. They cause various diseases in humans. Read on to know more.
