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  • adjective medicine That inhibits or destroys protozoa
  • noun medicine Any drug used to fight diseases caused by protozoa

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  • noun a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa

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Examples

  • Virgin Coconut Oils or VCO are rich in lauric acid, an antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antiprotozoal agent, which can aid in the elimination of viruses, bacteria and other pathogens, which strengthens the body's immune system.

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  • With small tweaks in design, the DHFR inhibitors can have antibacterial, antifungal and antiprotozoal properties, says Anderson.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010

  • I will recommend my friends to read this for sure … flagyl is an oral antiprotozoal and antibacterial antibiotic.

    Think Relevance 2010

  • Antimalarials & drugs acting on blood protozoa  Other antiprotozoal  Anthelminthics 

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  • This is important for the design of antiprotozoal drugs where differences between host and parasite orthologs are exploited to target the parasite selectively and minimize side-effects

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  • Action antiprotozoal compounds Babesia gibsoni dogs

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

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