Name the organism which causes sleeping sickness
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Answer: Trypanosoma
Explanation:it is a flagellated protozoan protist causing sleeping sickness
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African trypanosomiasis
Other names
Sleeping sickness, African sleeping sickness
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Trypanosoma forms in a blood smear
Specialty:- Infectious disease
Symptoms:- Stage 1: Fevers, headaches, itchiness, joint pains[1]
Stage 2: Trouble sleeping, confusion, poor coordination[2][1]
Usual onset
1–3 weeks post exposure[2]
Causes
Trypanosoma brucei spread by tsetse flies[1]
Diagnostic method
Blood smear, lumbar puncture[2]
Medication
Pentamidine, suramin, eflornithine[1]
Prognosis
Fatal without treatment[1]
Frequency
11,000[3]
Deaths
3,500[4]
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