5 Questions
Which of the following is a common symptom of trypanosomiasis?
Inflammation of the brain
What is the primary mode of transmission of trypanosomiasis to humans?
Tsetse fly bites
Where do the trypanosome parasites spread to after being injected into humans?
Lymphoid tissue
Which of the following diseases is caused by a trypanosome species?
African sleeping sickness
What is the primary clinical significance seen in trypanosomiasis infections?
Primary lesion or chancre
Learn about trypanosomiasis caused by various species of the Trypanosome parasite, leading to African sleeping sickness and American trypanosomiasis. Understand the pathogenesis where parasites are transmitted by tsetse flies and invade the central nervous system, causing primary lesions and symptoms like brain inflammation and excessive sleeping.
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