Average Weather in October in Fort Myers Florida, United States. In Fort Myers, the month of October is characterized by falling daily high temperatures, with daily highs decreasing by 5Â°F, from 88Â°F to 83Â°F over the course of the month, and rarely exceeding 92Â°F or dropping below 77Â°F.
African sleeping sickness is caused by protozoa in the Trypanosoma genus. These organisms are carried by the tsetse fly and transmitted to humans via tsetse fly bites. According to the World Health Organization, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense causes more than 90 percent of African sleeping sickness cases.
Fungal Parasites Some fungi cause disease when they become human parasites. Two examples are fungi in the genera Candida and Trichophyton. â¢ Candida are yeast that cause candidiasis, commonly called a âyeast infection.â The yeast can infect the mouth or the vagina (in females).esson Summary â¢ Most protist diseases in humans are caused by protozoa. Protozoa make humans sick when they become human parasites. Trypanosoma protozoa cause Chagas disease and sleeping sickness. Giardia protozoa cause giardiasis, and Plasmodium protozoa cause malaria.