原虫 Protozoa
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<big> <big> <strong>Medical Protozoa</strong> </big> </big>
一、Protozoa: unicellular animals; Microscopic in size; have all necessary life activities.
二、Taxonomy
Kingdom: Protista>Subkingdom:Protozoa
三、Basic structure 1 Cell membrane 2 Cytoplasm organelles: pseudopodium(-dia-amoeba); flagellum(-lla-flagellate); cilium(cilia-ciliate) 3 Nucleus: two kinds of nuclei: vesicular; compact
四、Characteristics of Pathogenesis 1 proliferation 2 Diffusion (disperse ) 3 Opportunistic parasitosis
五、Ecological Niches in the Human Body:
- Skin: Leishmania
 - Eye: Acanthamoeba
 - Mouth: Amoebae and flagellates (usually non-pathogenic)
 - Gut: Giardia, Entamoeba (and invasion to liver), Cryptosporidium, Isospora, Balantidium
 - G.U. tract: Trichomonas
 - Bloodstream: Plasmodium, Trypanosoma
 - Spleen: Leishmania
 - Liver: Leishmania, Entamoeba
 - Muscle: Trypanosoma cruzi
 - CNS: Trypanosoma, Naegleria, Toxoplasma, Plasmodium
 








