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EBK BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
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ISBN: 8220100477805
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 20, Problem 13SQ
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There are a number of protists that are pathogenic in nature. They have the ability to cause severe diseases in humans. These pathogenic protists generally live in host organisms. For example, trichomoniasis is a sexually-transmitted disease that is caused by the protozoan.
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