what is sleeping sickness??? Related: Protozoa : Amoeboid, flagellated?

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what is sleeping sickness??? Related:  Protozoa : Amoeboid, flagellated?

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Sleeping sickness, also called 'human African trypanosomiasis', is a widespread tropical disease that can be fatal if not treated. It is spread by the bite of an infected tsetse fly (Glossina Genus), a species native to the African continent. More than sixty million people who live mainly in rural parts of East, West and Central Africa are at risk of contracting sleeping sickness.

The tsetse fly bite erupts into a red sore and within a few weeks the person can experience fever, swollen lymph glands, aching muscles and joints, headaches and irritability. In advanced stages, the disease attacks the central nervous system and people present with changes in personality, alteration of the biological clock (the circadian rhythm), confusion, slurred speech, seizures and difficulty in walking and talking. These problems can develop over many years and if not treated, the person dies.

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Sleeping sickness is caused by flagelleted protozoan Trypanosoma brucei....  Its early symptoms are fever , headache, joint pain etc.. and later stages it may include Confusion, Poor coordination ( during walking) etc...

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Sleeping sickness, also called 'human African trypanosomiasis', is a widespread tropical disease that can be fatal if not treated. It is spread by the bite of an infected tsetse fly (Glossina Genus), a species native to the African continent.

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Sleeping sickness is caused by the flagellated protozoan ( which possess flagella)... may be exist as free living or parasitic bt parasitic form causes diseases like...sleeping sickness...caused by Leishmania...hope it's help u

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