Trypanosomiasis Archives

Trypanosoma on blood film

African Sleeping Sickness

Post published:10th June 2017
Reading time:3 mins read

Organism African Sleeping Sickness is one of two diseases cause by Trypanosome parasites Transmission Tsetse fly (bite during the day) Epidemiology African Sleeping Sickness is caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (West…

Trypanosoma cruzi crithidia

Chagas Disease

Post published:13th June 2017
Reading time:5 mins read

Organism One of two diseases cause by Trypanosome parasites Transmission Via the triotimine bugs (bite at night) – blood sucking reduvids –transmit when faeces come into contact with blood/mucosal surfaces. Epidemiology…