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African SleepingSick
African Sleeping Sickness
Question | Answer |
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Is the disease viral, bacterial, fungal, worm or protozoan? | Protozoan |
What is the genus species name of the causative agent? | African Sleeping Sickness (Trypanosoma brucei) |
How is it transmitted? How does a person get the infection? | fly gets infected by animal carrying disease, becomes infectious, and passes it on to humans by biting them |
What are the general signs and symptoms of an infected person? What body systems/organs are involved? | intermittent fever, enlarged spleen, swollen lymph nodes, joint pain, followed by sleepiness during the day and sleeplessness at night; lymphatics and areas surrounding blood vessels |
How is the agent commonly identified? How is confirmation of agent made? | immunologic test |
How does each bacterial pathogen stain for gram, endospore, capsule, acid fast? What shape does each bacteria have? | |
Are there any special (classic) signs or symptoms that characterize the disease/infection? | sleepiness during the day, sleeplessness at night |
Is there a treatment or cure available? What are the most common antibiotics given? | chemotherapy, melarsoprol or suramin, eflornathine |
Is there a vaccine available? | No |