Protozoa

•  Protozoaaremicroscopicone-celledorganismsthatarecategorizedaccordingtotheirmethodofmovements.

•  Ciliates–theonlyparasi:cciliatethatcausesdiseaseinhumansinBalan%diumcoli

•  Flagellates–threeofthemostcommonandmedicallysignificantinclude:Giardialamblia,Trypanosomesp.AndTrichomonasvaginalis

•  Amoeba–includethepathogenicamoebaEntamoebaandEndolimaxwhichcausedysenteryinhumans