Protozoan infections are parasitic diseases caused by organisms formerly classified in the kingdom Protozoa. These organisms are now classified in the...

types of organisms causing these conditions are protozoa (causing protozoan infection), helminths (helminthiasis), and ectoparasites. Protozoa and helminths...

a class of pharmaceuticals used in treatment of protozoan infection. A paraphyletic group, protozoans have little in common with each other. For example...

viral infections, less commonly bacterial infections, fungal infections, prion diseases and protozoan infections. Neonatal meningitis is a particular classification...

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are infections of blood caused by blood-borne pathogens. The detection of microbes in the blood (most commonly accomplished...

protection for the baby. Bacterial infection can develop with malaria. Infants that are infected by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii in utero can be born...

Balantidiasis is a protozoan infection caused by infection with Balantidium coli. Usually asymptomatic in immunocompetent individuals, but the symptoms...

flagellated protozoan parasite and the causative agent of a sexually transmitted disease called trichomoniasis. It is the most common pathogenic protozoan that...

with repeat babesiosis infection may exhibit premunity. Babesia species are in the phylum Apicomplexa, which also has the protozoan parasites that cause...

from an infection. Infections can be caused by a wide range of pathogens, most prominently bacteria and viruses. Hosts can fight infections using their...