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Protozoa

Protozoa

The group of protozoa is diverse and holds amongst others Plasmodium species (malaria), Entamoeba (amebiasis), Giardia (giardiasis) and Toxoplasma (toxoplasmosis). For reproduction protozoa depend on certain hosts.

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Protozoa are multi-cellular organisms.

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Protozoa can be subdivided in amoeba, flagellates, ciliates and sporozoa.