Medical Academy named after S.I. Georgievsky of Vernadsky  CFU TRYPANOSOMA

PRAJAPAT KALPESH 192B
SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR – SVETLANA MAAM

bites a person (or animal), it injects a form of

the protozoa that can cause infection (called trypomastigotes) into the skin. The protozoa move to the lymphatic system and bloodstream.
2. Inside the person, they change forms and travel to organs and tissues throughout the body, including lymph and spinal fluid.
3. The protozoa multiply in the bloodstream and other body fluids.
4. They circulate in the bloodstream.
5. A fly ingests the protozoa when it bites an infected person.
6. Inside the fly, the protozoa change forms and multiply.
7–8. The protozoa travel to the fly's salivary glands, multiply, and change into trypomastigotes—the form that is injected when the fly bites a person.

as “sleeping sickness”, is caused by microscopic parasites of the

species Trypanosoma brucei. It is transmitted by the tsetse fly (Glossina species), which is found only in sub-Saharan Africa.

weakness or weight loss
Also common: fever, headache, itching, mental confusion, personality

change, problems with coordination, skin rash, or swollen lymph nodes

SYMTOMS

suramin, melarsoprol and eflornithine. A fifth drug, nifurtimox, is used

in combination under special authorizations.

TREATMENT

long-sleeved shirts and pants. ...
Wear khaki, olive, or other neutral-colored

clothing. ...
Use bed nets when sleeping.
Look inside vehicles for tsetse flies before getting into them.