Protozoan infection

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Protozoan infection
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 A06.-A07., B50.-B64.
DiseasesDB 28851
eMedicine ped/1914 
MeSH D011528

Protozoan infection are parasitic diseases caused by protozoa.

Examples include Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia.[1]

[edit] Treatment

They are treated with antiprotozoal agents.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Intestinal and Luminal Protozoa.
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Parasitic disease: protozoan infection (A06-A07, B50-B64)
Apicomplexa
Coccidia (Cryptosporidiosis, Isosporiasis, Cyclosporiasis, Toxoplasmosis) - Malaria (Blackwater fever) - Babesiosis
Excavata
Giardiasis - Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping sickness, Chagas disease) - Leishmaniasis (Cutaneous leishmaniasis, Visceral leishmaniasis) - Trichomoniasis
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Amoebiasis - Blastocystosis - Dientamoebiasis - Microsporidiosis -Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis
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