Human Pathogenic Protists

Question 1

Giardia intestinalis (giardia lamblia)

Answer 1

disease : gastroenteritis (food poisoning)
protist group : diplomonad (supergroup : excavates)

Question 2

Trichomonas vaginalis

Answer 2

disease : vaginitis (women) & urethritis (men)
protist group : parabasalid (supergroup : excavates)

Question 3

Trypanosoma brucei

Answer 3

disease : African trypanosomiasis (sleeping disease)
protist group : kinetoplastid euglenozoan (supergroup : excavates)

Question 4

Trypanosome cruzi

Answer 4

disease : American trypanosomiasis (Chagas’ disease)
protist group : kinetoplastid euglonozoan (supergroup : excavates)

Question 5

Plasmodium malariae

Answer 5

disease : malaria
protist group : apicomplexan alveolate (supergroup : SAR)

Question 6

Toxoplasma gondii

Answer 6

disease : toxoplasmosis
protist group : apicomplexan alveolate (supergroup : SAR)

Question 7

Entamoeba histolytica

Answer 7

disease : amebic dysentery
protist group : entamoeba amoebazoan (supergroup : unikonts)

Question 8

Acanthamoeba

Answer 8

disease : eye infection, encephalitis (brain infection)
protist group : entamoeba amoebozoan (supergroup : unikonts)