Protozoa

giardia duodenalis

causes fatty stool

Trichomonas vaginalis

causes trichomoniasis in humans

Trichomonas foetus

causes early abortion in cows

Leishmania tropica/major

infects cutaneous RE cells

Leishmania donovani

infects visceral RE cells

Leishmania braziliense

infects mucocutaneous RE cells

Trypanosoma brucei rhodensiense

causes heart failure

trypanosoma brucei gambiense

causes coma and death

trypanosoma brucei brucei

death in ruminants

trypanosoma cruzi

transmitted through kissing bugs

Entamoeba histolytica

causes bloody stool

Naegleria fowleri

brain eating parasite

merozoite

haploid form that arises from merogomy

sporozoite

haploid form that arises from sporogomy

microgametocyte

intermediate between male merozoite and microgamete as a result of gametogomy

megagametocyte

intermediate between female merozoite and megagamete as a result of gametogomy

microgamete

male motile final stage as a result of gametogomy

megagamete

female nonmotile final stage as a result of gametogomy

Plasmodium vivax

EA of benign tertian malaria

Plasmodium falciparum

EA of malignant tertian malaria

Plasmodium malariae

EA of quartan malaria

Plasmodium ovale

EA of mild tertian malaria

Plasmodium knowlesi

malaria in chimps, now zoonotic

Toxoplasma gondii

EA of toxoplasmosis

Sacrocystis

causes rice grain cysts

bradyzoite

merozoite from extraintestinal merogomy in intermediate host

tachyzoite

merozoite from extraintestinal merogomy in definitive host