Protozoal infection is one of the most important opportunistic infections among patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS).
原虫感染是艾滋病患者重要的机会性感染之一。
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Protozoan infection
Protozoan infections are parasitic diseases caused by organisms formerly classified in the Kingdom Protozoa. They include organisms classified in Amoebozoa, Excavata, and Chromalveolata.
Examples include Entamoeba histolytica, Plasmodium (some of which cause malaria), and Giardia lamblia. Trypanosoma brucei, transmitted by the tsetse fly and the cause of African sleeping sickness, is another example.