15.10: Protozoan and Helminthic Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
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- 12255
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- 15.10A: Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis)
- Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted via the reduviid bug.
- 15.10B: Toxoplasmosis
- Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii and its life cycle mandates a definitive host which are cats.
- 15.10C: Malaria
- Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals caused by various species of the protist Plasmodium.
- 15.10D: Leishmaniasis
- Leishmaniasis is caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania and presents itself in two forms: cutaneous or visceral leishmaniasis.
- 15.10E: Babesiosis
- Babesiosis is a malaria-like parasitic disease caused by infection with Babesia, a parasite transmitted to human hosts by ticks.
- 15.10F: Schistosomiasis
- Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by various species of trematodes or “flukes,” which are of the genus Schistosoma.