Trypanosoma Flashcards by Mahreen Ahmed | Brainscape

Q

West African trypanosomiasis

A

T brucei gambiense

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East African trypanosomiasis

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T brucei rhodenisea

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American trypanosomiasis

A

T cruzi
Also called chagas disease

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Q

How is sleeping sickness transmitted

A

Glossina or tsetse fly

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Chagas disease is transmitted by

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Triatoma or winged bug

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Morphology of trypanosoma

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2 forms
1. Trypanomastigote
2. Epimastigote

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