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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'''==
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[[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.
=References=
=References=