African Sleeping Sickness

African sleeping sickness is caused by a protozoan parasite called Trypanosoma brucei, not a bacteria or a virus.

Narcolepsy is the disorder where you fall asleep anywhere at anytime.

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The common name is African Trypanosomaisis. It is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma brucei.

Sleeping sickness is also known as trypanosomiasis or African sleeping sickness. It's caused by a protozoan that leads to a serious infection in the brain and the meninges (the covering of the brain and spinal cord).
Both species of Trypanosoma are transmitted from human to human through the bite of the tsetse fly (Glossina) which is only found in rural parts of Africa.
However, trypanosomes can also be transmitted from mother to child as the parasite can cross the placenta in the blood and infect the baby while it is still in the womb.
Contaminated needles can also contribute to the spread of trypanosomes, but this is rare.
Communities most at risk of trypanosomiasis live in rural areas where the tsetse fly is found. These communities often depend primarily on agriculture, fishing and hunting to survive and have limited access to health services and education. As a result, many cases of trypanosomiasis go undiagnosed.

The trypanosome parasite is first introduced into the mammalian host when a tsetse fly takes a blood meal and secretes parasite-filled saliva into the host’s skin. The neurological phase begins when the trypanosome parasites cross from the blood-brain barrier into the spinal fluid, infecting the central nervous system including the brain. Once the brain is affected it results in
changes in behavior, confusion, poor coordination, difficulties with speech and disturbance of sleep (sleeping through the day and insomnia at night), hence the term ‘sleeping sickness’.
Trypanosomiasis is curable if treatment is given quickly, however if left untreated the disease is fatal.

6-28 days

how long has sleep sickness been none to man

Prevention of sleeping sickness requires avoiding contact with the tsetse fly. Insect repellents and clothing that covers the limbs. Public health measures have included drug treatment of humans who are infected. There are currently no immunizations

No. Malaria is an animal disease that affects humans and is caused by a protozoan parasite, therefore in the biological kingdom, Protista, and not Fungi. It is spread by certain types of mosquito.

African Sleeping Sickness is most primarily transmitted through a insect in Africa that bites you and infects you. However, African Sleeping Sickness can also be a Sexually Transmitted Disease.

Yes, sleeping sickness is treatable, but the patient needs to be followed up for relapses, as treatment is not always successful. Some of the damage to the brain (which occurs in the later stages) can't be reversed.

Pentamidine or suramin are usually used. Melarsoprol (toxic) and eflornithine (not easily available) can be used as well.

The Tsetse Fly causes a lot of the cases, probably around 50,000 people have it in Ethiopia alone, maybe more.

tsetse fly

You can wrap your ankle tightly every night or any chance you get , that should help

Malaria is endemic in many parts of the world and almost 300,000,000 people suffer from it. About 500,000 to 800,000 die because of it. Mostly in Africa and below 5 years old children. It is one of the major cause of morbidity and mortality, in tropical countries. This parasite now belongs to protozoa family but probably evolved from plant kingdom. It is transmitted by bite of infected Anabel's mosquito. In case of amoeba it belongs to protozoa and entmoeba hystolytica is pathogenic in man. It is transmitted by fecal-oral route. Active form is not infective. There are many people carrier of this protozoa. They are chronic carrier. They pass cyst in feces and ingested by victim due to poor hygiene. African sleeping sickness is transmitted by infected tsetse fly. As name suggesed in is common in most of the sub-saharan countries.

tsetse fly

it is a parasitic disease

This disease will make you the ugliest person in the world. The best part about the disease though is that you will become a model once it is cured. But it will only happen if you can cure in less than 24 hours. If it is not cured in 24 hours you will stay ugly. So if you have this disease dont take your sweet time find it and cure it. Thank you come again.

Human African Trypanosomiasis, Sleeping Sickness, African lethargy or Congo Trypanosomiasis are all names for the same disease of people and animals which is caused by a parasitic protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei, transmitted by the bite of the Tsetse Fly.

The protist Trypanosoma causes African Sleeping Sickness.