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Fungal and protist diseases in humans

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I can describe examples of common fungal and protist diseases in humans, how they are spread, and ways to reduce the spread.

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Some, but not all, fungi are pathogens that can cause communicable diseases in humans. Athlete’s foot as an example of a fungal disease, how it is spread, and how the spread can be reduced. Protists are eukaryotic microorganisms. Malaria as an example of a disease caused by a protist, spread by an insect vector, and how the spread can be reduced. The interaction of sickle-cell trait and malaria as an example of interaction between different types of disease.

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