Schistosomiasis Life cycle, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention.
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Schistosomiasis: Life cycle, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention.

Schistosomiasis also termed snail fever or bilharzia is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes. Infection with Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium, and S. japonicum causes illness in humans; less commonly, S. mekongi and S. intercalatum can cause disease.

Fascioliasis: Causative agent, Life cycle, Symptoms, Treatment.
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Fascioliasis: Causative agent, Life cycle, Symptoms, Treatment.

Fascioliasis is an infectious disease caused by Fasciola parasites, which are flatworms referred to as liver flukes. The adult (mature) flukes are found in the bile ducts and liver of infected people and animals, such as sheep and cattle. In general, fascioliasis is more common in livestock and other animals than in people.

Lymphatic filariasis Wuchereria bancrofti
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Lymphatic filariasis: Wuchereria bancrofti

Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by three microscopic, thread-like worms, called Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori. These worms infect the lymphatic system and cause Lymphatic filariasis. The adult worm can be found in the human lymph system, this system helps to maintain the body’s fluid balance and fights against infections.

Reproduction in Proto­zoa: Sexual reproduction, Asexual reproduction
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Reproduction in Proto­zoa: Sexual reproduction, Asexual reproduction

Protozoa carried out their reproduction by asexual and sexual mode of reproduction. The higher group of protozoa follow mainly sexual reproduction. Some protozoa carried out both asexual and sexual reproduction based on the types of the host cells.

Protozoa Structure and Locomotor Organelles
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Protozoa: Structure and Locomotor Organelles

The size and shape of protozoa vary based on the types of species. For example, the causative agent of Kala azar, Leishmania donovani has a size range of 1 to 4 micrometers in length, while the Amoeba proteus is 600 micrometers or more in size. Some members of ciliates can reach 2,000 micrometers or 2mm.

Economic Importance of Protozoa and Mode of Infection
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Economic Importance of Protozoa and Mode of Infection

Protozoa are unicellular, microscopic, eukaryotic protists which are found in everywhere such as water; soil, on the body of plants and animals. They lack a cell wall and their size ranges from 5 to 250 micrometers.

Protozoa Occurrence, Ecology.
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Protozoa Definition, Occurrence, Ecology

The term protozoa comes from the Greek word protos and Zoon, which means “first animal”. Protozoa are microscopic single-celled, eukaryotic protists that lack cell walls. The size of protozoa varies from 5 to 250 micrometers. The detailed study of protozoa is known as protozoology.