protozoal infection

/ˈproʊdəˌzoʊəl ɪnˌfɛkʃən/

Definitions of protozoal infection

1. noun

   any infection caused by a protozoan
   types:

   malaria

   an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever

   amebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiasis, amoebiosis

   infection by a disease-causing ameba

   giardiasis

   infection of the intestines with protozoa found in contaminated food and water; characterized by diarrhea and nausea and flatulence and abdominal discomfort

   kala azar, leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis

   sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies

   trichomoniasis

   infection of the vagina

   blackwater fever

   severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urine

   jungle fever

   severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions

   amebic dysentery, amoebic dysentery

   inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea

   Assam fever, dumdum fever, kala-azar, visceral leishmaniasis

   leishmaniasis of the viscera

   Aleppo boil, Delhi boil, Old World leishmaniasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis, oriental sore, tropical sore

   leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions

   American leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis americana, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis

   a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa

   type of:

   infection

   the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms