Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Infectious species:
Plasmodium falciparum (tertian malaria)
Plasmodium vivax (tertian malaria)
Plasmodium ovale (tertian malaria)
Plasmodium malariae (quartan malaria)
Plasmodium knowlesi (zoonotic malaria)
Babesia divergens (babesiosis, piroplasmosis)
Babesia microti (babesiosis, piroplasmosis) (the most common type of
babesiosis in North America [78])
Babesia duncani (babesiosis, piroplasmosis)
Cryptosporidium parvum (cryptosporidiosis)
Cyclospora cayetanensis (cyclosporiasis, gastroenteritis, some cases of
traveler's diarrhea)
Cystoisospora belli, formerly and still used, Isospora belli (isosporiasis)
Sarcocystis
suihominis,
formerly
Isospora
hominis
(sarcocystosis,
sarcosporidiosis)
Sarcocystis bovihominis, also known as Sarcocystis hominis, formerly
Isospora hominis (sarcocystosis, sarcosporidiosis)
Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis)
