Trypanosome - Encyclopedia.com
2016年8月24日 · trypanosome (trĬp´ənəsōm´), microscopic, one-celled protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, typically living as an active parasite in the bloodstream of a vertebrate; hundreds of species are known. A trypanosome is long and pointed and possesses a flagellum.
Trypanosomiasis - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月21日 · TRYPANOSOMIASIS Trypanosomiasis, also known as African sleeping sickness, is an infection endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Charles Robert Darwin - Encyclopedia.com
2018年6月27日 · As this trypanosome was not discovered until 1909, Darwin’s doctors would have been unable to find an organic cause for his trouble; but the clinical picture found in sufferers from Chagas’ disease matches Darwin’s symptoms in detail.
Insects and Humans | Encyclopedia.com
The tsetse are biting, blood-feeding, African flies and are efficient vectors of African sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in animals, diseases caused by a parasitic trypanosome. Although tsetse prefer other animals as hosts, they frequently bite humans.
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