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Protozoan diseases - Coggle Diagram

- - - - proteases destroy epithelial lining
      - feed on erythrocytes and bacteria.
  - - - metronidazole
      - Nitroimidazole
    - - chlorination of water
      - destroy waterborne cysts
      - not in the UK - associated with travelling abroad
- - - - resistant to chlorine
      - sand filters have been replaced with reverse osmosis filters which can remove them
      - cysts are too small for sand filter
- - - - diarrhoea
      - abdominal pain
      - asymptomatic