Current Research in Social Psychology (CRISP) is a peer reviewed, electronic journal publishing theoretically driven, empirical research in major areas of social psychology.
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Lesson Summary â¢ Most protist diseases in humans are caused by protozoa. Protozoa make humans sick when they become human parasites. Trypanosoma protozoa cause Chagas disease and sleeping sickness. Giardia protozoa cause giardiasis, and Plasmodium protozoa cause malaria. Identify three ways fungi can make humans sick. Vocabulary â¢ athlete's foot â¢ candidasis â¢ giardiasis â¢ malaria â¢ ringworm Introduction Protists and fungi may seem defenseless, but they can be deadly. Both are important causes of disease and death in other living thingsâincluding humans.