Question

What are pathogenic protists?

Answer 1

Pathogenic protists:

1. Pathogenic protists are unicellular protozoa that cause diseases in humans.
2. They enter the human host to feed, grow, and reproduce in them.
3. In addition to depending on the host to conduct their metabolic processes, they harm the host and the severity of damage varies based on the organism.
4. The highly pathogenic protists include trypanosomes, toxoplasma, and plasmodium.
5. Diseases caused due to infection with such protists are Chagas disease, sleeping sickness, malaria, and giardiasis.