Microbiology E4 Fungi & Protozoans Nervous System Diseases

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Nervous system diseases (2)

- cryptococcosis

- trypanosomiasis

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cryptococcosis fungi

cryptococcus neoformans (the budding yeast)

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cryptococcosis transmission

- carried by birds; inhaled/ingested

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cryptococcosis abilties

- systemic infection leading to the CNS

- causes meningitis in ppl with AIDS

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Trypanosomiasis (african sleeping sickness) protozoan

trypanosoma (genus)

- t. brucei rhodesiense

- t. brucei gambiense

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Trypanosomiasis (african sleeping sickness) transmission

tsetse fly bite

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Trypanosomiasis (african sleeping sickness) abilties

- infect all organs

- deteriorates CNS & causes coma

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Trypanosomiasis (african sleeping sickness) vaccine

organism is constantly changing making vaccine hard to develop