Protozoa DISEAS VECTOR MANNER ROUTE LAB HOST

n E OF OF SPECIMEN TISSUE/
TRANSMISSION ENTRY DIAGNOSIS ORGAN
Trypano Winterb Glossina enter the heart and
soma ottoms's palpalis human host CNS.
sign (Tsetse through mucus
gambien (CDC) fly) membranes in
ses the nose, eye,
Afrrican or mouth upon
sleeping release from the
sickness insect vectors.

Trypano
somiasis
(Sleepin
g
sickness
)
chronic
Trypano Chagas Reduvid enter the gut muscle,
soma disease bugs: human host nervous
Rhodniu through mucus system
cruzi s membranes in
America prolixus the nose, eye,
n human or mouth upon
trypanos release from the
omiasis insect vectors.

Leishma Kal-Azar Sandfly serologic affects the

nia (Dum- (Phlebot test spleen and
Dum omus sp) available liver
donovani fever) that aids in
diagnosis.
Visceral Lutzomyi
leishma a
niasis chagasi

human
leishma
niasis.

Balantid balantidi swine fecal-oral Wall of the

um coli asis. vector transmission colon

through
ingestion of
contaminated
food or water
Plasmodi malaria female blood Human liver
um vivax Anophel smears
es
mosquito
Plasmodi malaria female blood Human liver
um Anophel smears
es
falciparu mosquito
m
Plasmodi malaria female blood Human liver
um Anophel smears
es
malariae mosquito
Trichom trichomoni Through Close Specimens Genitals
onas asis sexual activity contact from the
with urethra.
vaginalis genitalia
that is Pelvic exam
being
infected