[trĭ-păńə-sō-mī́ə-sĭs]
(n.)A disease or infection caused by a trypanosome.
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Learn about African trypanosomiasis and its public health significance. ... African trypanosomiasis is also known as sleeping sickness. There are two types of African trypanosomiasis, East and West, named for the region of Africa in which they were historically found. People can get the disease if they are bitten by an...
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Learn about West African trypanosomiasis and its public health significance. ... ; West African Trypanosomiasis; (tri-PAN-o-SO-my-a-sis) ... What is West African trypanosomiasis?
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Trypanosomiasis or trypanosomosis is the name of several diseases in vertebrates caused by parasitic protozoan trypanosomes of the genus Trypanosoma . More than 66 million women, men, and childre...
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Sleeping sickness may refer to: • African trypanosomiasis, a parasitic disease of people and animals • Animal trypanosomiasis, also known as nagana or animal African trypanosomiasis • Encephalitis le...
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Causal Agents:; Protozoan hemoflagellates belonging to the complex Trypanosoma brucei. Two subspecies that are morphologically indistinguishable cause distinct disease patterns in humans: T. b. gambiense causes West African sleeping sickness and T. ... During a blood meal on the mammalian host, ... Geographic Distribution:; T.
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Trypomastigotes enter the host through the wound or through intact mucosal membranes, such as the conjunctiva . Common triatomine vector species for trypanosomiasis belong to the genera Triatoma, Rhodinius, and Panstrongylus.
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Human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a widespread tropical disease that can be fatal if not treated. It is spread by the bite of an infected tsetse fly (Glossina Genus).
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