Tropical protozoa are discussed here; other tropical pathogens are discussed in a related mini-review in this issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.“All existence fades to a being with my soul and memories… the sounds of the Big Blackfoot River; a four-count rhythm and the hope that a fish will rise.”Parasites range in size from tiny, one-celled organisms called protozoa to worms that can be seen with the naked eye. Some parasitic diseases happen in the United States.Among the micro-organisms that may affect the respiratory apparatus are the protozoa. The diseases they may give rise to constitute a relatively uncommon group of respiratory ...

Protozoa That Cause Disease Diseases caused by protozoan parasites are among the leading causes of death and disease in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.Protozoa is a diverse group of single-celled ... cause of African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, and Chagas disease, or South ...Fungal and Protozoal Mini-Case History Studies for Courses Involving Medical Microbiology. Fungal diseases. A birdwatcher, returning from a visit to the Ozarks in Missouri ...