Free-living Protozoa and Human Disease
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Scan day: 13 February 2014 UTC
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Description: Discusses Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba spp., and Balamuthia mandrillaris and their effects on health.
FREE-LIVING PROTOZOA AND HUMAN DISEASE The majority of protozoan species are free living and have little impact on human health. Free-living protozoa can be found throughout the environment and are particularly abundant in soil and water. One example of free-living protozoa affecting human health are some free-living amebae which can cause pathology if introduced into the human host. Another means by which some free-living protozoa can affect humans is indirectly through their effect on the environment. For example, some free-living protozoa produce toxins which can cause disease (eg.,
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