Question

Name three diseases caused by protozoa as infectious agents.

Answer 1

Protozoa: These are microscopic, single-celled organisms that are pathogenic in nature. They have independent metabolic and biochemical mechanisms however are often parasitic pathogens that cause infections.

Three diseases caused by protozoans are:

1. Malaria: Plasmodium falciparum
2. Filariasis: Wuchereria bancrofti
3. Sleeping sickness: Trypanosoma brucei