Trypanosomiasis

Trypanosomiasis Trypanosomiasis or more commonly known as the African sleeping sickness is caused by trypanosomes, which are protozoan parasites. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of the tsetse fly of the genus Glossina. When a person becomes infected, the trypanosome multiples in the blood and lymph glands, crossing the blood-brain barrier to invade the central nervous system, It then provokes major disorders. Infection causes changes, which are not temporary even after successful treatment. Retardation among cured children is frequent. Without treatment, the disease is always fatal. There are trypanosoma, sleeping, sickness, people, causes, without, treatment, million, lasting, infection, infected, brucei, years, well-trained, well-equipped, weeks, watch, under, tsetse, trypanosomes, trypanosome, transmitted, through, threat, temporary, system, successful, sub-saharan, staff, severe, several, rhodesiense, retardation, resources, require, recorded