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

Protozoan infections are parasitic diseases caused by protozoa.

Examples include Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia.^[1]

[edit] Treatment

They are treated with antiprotozoal agents.

[edit] References

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v • d • e Pathology: Medical conditions (Diseases/Disorders/Illness, Syndromes/Sequences, Symptoms/Signs, Injuries, etc.) and ICD codes (A/B, 001-139) Infectious disease/Infection: Bacterial disease (G+, G-) · Virus disease · Parasitic disease (Protozoan infection, Helminthiasis, Ectoparasitic infestation) · Mycosis · Zoonosis (C/D, 140-239 & 280-289) Cancer (C00-D48, 140-239) Tumor Myeloid hematologic (D50-D77, 280-289) Anemia · Coagulopathy Lymphoid immune (D80-D89, 279) Immunodeficiency · Immunoproliferative disorder · Hypersensitivity (E, 240-278) Endocrine disease · Nutrition disorder · Inborn error of metabolism (F, 290-319) Mental disorder (G, 320-359) Nervous system disease (CNS, PNS) · Neuromuscular disease (H, 360-389) Eye disease · Ear disease (I, 390-459) Cardiovascular disease (Heart disease, Vascular disease) (J, 460-519) Respiratory disease (Obstructive lung disease, Restrictive lung disease, Pneumonia) (K, 520-579) Stomatognathic disease (Tooth disease) · Digestive disease (Esophageal, Stomach, Enteropathy, Liver, Pancreatic) (L, 680-709) Skin disease · skin appendages (Nail disease, Hair disease, Sweat gland disease) (M, 710-739) Musculoskeletal disorders · Osteochondropathy (Osteopathy, Chondropathy) (N, 580-629) Urologic disease (Nephropathy, Urinary bladder disease) · Male genital disease · Breast disease · Female genital disease (O, 630-679) Complications of pregnancy · Obstetric labor complication · Puerperal disorder (P, 760-779) Fetal disease (Q, 740-759) Congenital disorder (R, 780-799) Syndromes · Medical signs (Eponymous) (S/T, 800-999) Bone fracture · Joint dislocation · Sprain · Strain · subluxation · Head injury · Chest trauma · Poisoning

v • d • e Infectious diseases - Parasitic disease: protozoan infection: Amoebozoa diseases (A06, 006) Lobosea (free-living) Centramoebida Acanthamoeba (Acanthamoeba keratitis, Cutaneous acanthamoebiasis, Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis) Balamuthia mandrillaris (Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis) Flabellinea Sappinia diploidea/Sappinia pedata (Sappinia amoebic encephalitis) Conosa/Archamoebae Entamoeba histolytica (Entamoebiasis, Amoebic dysentery, Amoebic liver abscess, Cutaneous entamoebiasis, Amoebic brain abscess) · Entamoeba gingivalis see also drugs

v • d • e Infectious diseases - Parasitic disease: protozoan infection: Excavata (A06-A07, B55-B57, 007,085-086) Discicristata Trypanosomatida Trypanosomiasis T. brucei (African trypanosomiasis) · T. cruzi (Chagas disease) Leishmaniasis Leishmania major/L. mexicana/L. aethiopica/L. tropica (Cutaneous leishmaniasis) · L. braziliensis (Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis) · L. donovani/infantum (Visceral leishmaniasis) Schizopyrenida Naegleria fowleri (Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis) Trichozoa Diplomonadida Giardia lamblia (Giardiasis) Trichomonadida Trichomonas vaginalis (Trichomoniasis) · Dientamoeba fragilis (Dientamoebiasis) see also drugs

v • d • e Infectious diseases - Parasitic disease: protozoan infection: Chromalveolate and Archaeplastida (A07, B50-B54,B58,007,084) Chromalveolate Alveolate Apicomplexa Conoidasida/ Coccidia Coccidia: Cryptosporidium hominis/Cryptosporidium parvum (Cryptosporidiosis) · Isospora belli (Isosporiasis) · Cyclospora cayetanensis (Cyclosporiasis) · Toxoplasma gondii (Toxoplasmosis) Aconoidasida Plasmodium falciparum/vivax/ovale/malariae (Malaria, Blackwater fever) Babesia (Babesiosis) Ciliophora Balantidium coli (Balantidiasis) Heterokont Blastocystis (Blastocystosis) Archaeplastida Algaemia: Prototheca wickerhamii (Protothecosis) see also drugs

[edit] Description

They fall under the protista family, unicellular organisms that move by awhip=like tail called a flagella.