9 Important Diseases Caused by Protozoa

List of nine important diseases caused by protozoa in humans:- 1. Leishmaniasis 2. Amoebiasis 3. Diarrhoea 4. Trichomoniasis 5. Tripanosomiasis 6. Lambliasis 7. Toxoplasmosis 8. Malaria 9. Balantidiasis. Disease # 1. Leishmaniasis: This disease is caused by Leishmania, a flagellate protozoan which is transmitted from man to man by sandflies belonging to genus Phlebotomus. Two main forms of leishmaniasis can [...]