African Trypanosomiasis

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Colored scanning electron microscope image of Trypanosoma brucei in human blood. From: wiki.ggc.edu [1]

Etiology

Taxonomy

| Domain = Protozoa | Phylum = Sarcomastigophora | Class = Zoomastigophora | Order = Kinetplastida | Family = Trypanosomatidae | Genus = Trypanosoma | Species = T. brucei
|NCBI: Taxonomy Genome: Genome|}

Description

Pathogenesis

Transmission

Infectious Dose, Incubation, and Colonization

Epidemiology

Virulence Factors

Clinical Features

Symptoms

Morbidity/Mortality

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Host Immune Response

References