Antiprotozoal diseases
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Amebiasis
Infection caused by Entamoeba organisms, mainly Entamoeba histolytica.
Trichomoniasis
A protozoal infection in humans caused mainly by Trichomonas vaginalis.
Giardiasis
A protozoal infection caused by Giardia lamblia, usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with fecal matter containing cysts.
Cryptosporidiosis
A protozoal infection caused by Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis.
Toxoplasmosis
An infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii, with cats as the definitive host and infective cysts found in feces.
Pneumocystis pneumonia
A pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii.
African sleeping sickness
A protozoal disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and transmitted by an infected tsetse fly.
Chagas disease
A protozoal disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted when an infected kissing bug deposits feces near the bite wound or around the eye.