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'''''Also Known As''''' — Trichomoniasis — Trichomonosis — Tritrichomoniasis

'''''Also Known As''''' — Trichomoniasis — Trichomonosis — Tritrichomoniasis

'''''Relevant Links''''' [[Trichomonosis – Cattle]], [[Avian Trichomoniasis]], [[Trichomonas gallinae]]

'''''Relevant Links''''' [[Trichomonosis - Cattle]], [[Avian Trichomoniasis]], [[Trichomonas gallinae]]

[[File:Trichomonas.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Trichomonas sp with giemsa staining. Note the anterior flagellae and undulating membrane (source - Wikimedia Commons)]]

[[File:Trichomonas.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Trichomonas sp with giemsa staining. Note the anterior flagellae and undulating membrane (source - Wikimedia Commons)]]

=='''Introduction'''==

=='''Introduction'''==

[[Trichomonas gallinae]] - Fatal disease in birds causing necrotic yellow lesions in upper Gastrointestinal tract, particularly in the [[Crop - Anatomy and Physiology|crop]].

[[Trichomonas gallinae]] - Fatal disease in birds causing necrotic yellow lesions in upper Gastrointestinal tract, particularly in the [[Crop - Anatomy and Physiology|crop]].

Transmitted to domesticated chickens and turkeys from infected wild pigeons

Transmitted to domesticated chickens and turkeys from infected wild pigeons

Others such as [[Trichomonas suis]] and [Trichomonas vaginalis] reside as commensals, usually in the gastrointestinal tract of other species such as pigs and guinea pigs respectively.

 

Others such as [[Trichomonas suis]] and [[Trichomonas vaginalis]] reside as commensals, usually in the gastrointestinal tract of other species such as pigs and guinea pigs respectively.

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