Current Research in Social Psychology (CRISP) is a peer reviewed, electronic journal publishing theoretically driven, empirical research in major areas of social psychology.
1 Leishmaniasis, caused by the leishmania genus of protists, and transmitted by the African sand fly;  Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, and transmitted from contaminated animal meat or contaminated feces of infected animals;
Protists. 1  Many protists act as pathogens to humans. This means they cause diseases. 2  The disease malaria is caused by the protist Plasmodium falciparum. 3  If an amoeba is cut in half, the half with the nucleus will survive, while the other half will die. 4  The word pseudopod comes from Greek words meaning false feet..