African sleeping disease
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Type of disease
protozoan
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Transmission/Infection
bite of infected tsetse fly
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Is there an animal or insect vector?
tsetse fly
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General signs and symptoms
fever, headache, joint pain. swollen lymph nodes
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What body systems/organs are involved?
blood, lymphatic system, central nervous system
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Any toxins or virulence factors?
antigenic variation to evade immune response
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Identification/Confirmation?
microscopy of blood, lymph node fluid, or cerebrospinal fluid
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Shape
Elongated spiral shape protozoan
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Classic signs/symptoms
winterbottom’s sign (swollen cervical lymph nodes)
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Treatment, cure, common antibiotics?
Pentamidine
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How can transmission be prevented?
Avoid tsetse fly
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