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  1. Germs: Understand and protect against bacteria, viruses and infections - Mayo Clinic

    The immune system protects against things that cause infections, called infectious agents. But some germs keep changing to get past the immune system's defenses ...

  2. Blastocystis hominis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Causes. Blastocystis is a microscopic single-celled organism (protozoan). Many parasitic protozoans normally live in your digestive tract and are ...

  3. Tinidazole (Oral Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Tinidazole is used to treat infections caused by protozoa (eg, trichomoniasis, giardiasis, and amebiasis). It is also used to treat adult women with vaginal ...

  4. Giardia infection (giardiasis) - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Intestinal and urogenital protozoa. In: Review of Medical Microbiology and ... Protozoal intestinal infections and trichomoniasis. In: Harrison's Principles ...

  5. Trichomoniasis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Trichomoniasis is caused by a one-celled protozoan, a type of tiny parasite called Trichomonas vaginalis. The parasite passes between people during genital ...

  6. Furazolidone (Oral Route) Description and Brand Names - Mayo Clinic

    Descriptions. Furazolidone is used to treat bacterial and protozoal infections. It works by killing bacteria and protozoa (tiny, one-celled animals). Some ...

  7. Blastocystis hominis - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Anti-protozoal medications, such as paromomycin or nitazoxanide (Alinia). Responses to these medications vary greatly. Also, because the organism might not ...

  8. Giardia infection (giardiasis) - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Intestinal and urogenital protozoa. In: Review of Medical Microbiology and ... Protozoal intestinal infections and trichomoniasis. In: Harrison's Principles ...

  9. Malaria - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Merck Manual Professional Version. http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious-diseases/extraintestinal-protozoa/malaria. Accessed Oct. 9, 2018 ...

  10. Infectious Diseases A-Z: What you need to know about cyclospora infection - Mayo Clinic News Network

    "Cyclospora is a protozoa, meaning it is a single-cell organism that we would call a parasite that can cause diarrheal illness," says Dr. Pritish Tosh, an ...