Question

What is protozoan explain

Answer 1

any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.

Answer 2

Protozoans

They are microscopic unicellular, eukaryotic organisms. Various diseases caused by protozoa are malaria (caused by Plasmodium), kala-azar (caused by Leishmania), etc. are

Protozoan Diseases

Disease : Malaria

Causative Organisms : Plasmodium

Mode of Transmission : It spreads through the bite of female Anopheles mosquito .

Symptoms :

(a) Headache

(b) Muscular pain

(c) High fever

(d) Feeling cold and shivering

(e) Feels weak and becomes anaemic

Cure : Quinine obtained from the bark of Cinchona tree.

Prevention : Use proper arrangement to avoid mosquitos entering our houses, killing of mosquito larvae, breeding grounds i.e., water in ditches, swaps, tank, flower pots etc should be drained, using mosquito repellents and spraying insecticides to kill adult mosquitoes.