1 In men with established coronary heart disease, consumption of 1-14 alcoholic drinks per week, including wine, doesn't seem to have any effect on heart disease or all-cause mortality compared with men who drink less than one drink per week.
Terminology [edit]. Although organisms such as bacteria function as parasites, the usage of the term parasitic disease is usually more restricted. The three main types of organisms causing these conditions are protozoa (causing protozoan infection), helminths (helminthiasis), and ectoparasites.ome parasites like Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium spp. can cause disease directly, but other organisms can cause disease by the toxins that they produce.
â¢ 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.Protists and Human Disease Most protist diseases in humans are caused by animal-like protists, or protozoa. Protozoa make us sick when they become human parasites. Three examples of parasitic protozoa are described below. 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.