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May 5, 2010 Leave a Comment. Before getting to know âwhat diseases do protists causeâ, let us first try to consider âwhat exactly are protistsâ. Protists are unicellular organisms that are not animals, fungi or plants. Instead, they are a diverse group of eukaryotic microorganisms. Protists tend to remain in environments containing liquid water. Their natural function of these organisms is to serve as primary producers in ecosystems, especially in oceans. On the other hand, they also cause certain diseases in humans. Malaria is an infectious disease caused by protists of the Plasmodium genus. This mosquito-borne disease is prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly the areas below the Sahara Dessert in Africa.
1 Most protist diseases in humans are caused by protozoa. 2  Protozoa make humans sick when they become human parasites. 3  Trypanosoma protozoa cause Chagas disease and sleeping sickness. 4  Giardia protozoa cause giardiasis, and Plasmodium protozoa cause malaria.rypanosoma Protozoa. Members of the genus Trypanosoma are flagellate protozoa that cause sleeping sickness, which is common in Africa. They also cause Chagas disease, which is common in South America. The parasites are spread by insect vectors.