Name two diseases caused by Protozoans What are their causal organisms?
The two diseases caused by Protozoans are:
1) Sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma:
The medical name for sleeping sickness is African Trypanosomiasis. And, it is caused by the protozoa which belongs to the species, Trypanosoma brucei.
2) Kala-azar caused by Leishmania:
The medical name for Kala Azar is Visceral leishmaniasis. It is caused by the protozoa of the Leishmania genus.