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Q: What is the vector of trypanosoma brucei?
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Trypanosoma brucei common name?

A common name for Trypanosoma brucei is African sleeping sickness parasite.


What is the classification of Trypanosoma brucei?

Trypanosoma brucei is classified under the kingdom Protista, phylum Euglenozoa, class Kinetoplastida, order Trypanosomatida, and family Trypanosomatidae.


Is Trypanosoma brucei a heterotroph or an autotroph?

heterotroph


How do you pronounce trypanosoma brucei gambiense and rhodesiense?

Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is pronounced "trip-uh-noh-SOH-muh broo-SEE-eye gam-bee-EN-see" and trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense is pronounced "trip-uh-noh-SOH-muh broo-SEE-eye roh-DEE-see-ense."


Is trypanosoma brucei gambiense unicellular?

Yes, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is a unicellular parasite that causes African sleeping sickness in humans. It belongs to the group of protozoa known as trypanosomes.


14 Which specific organism causes African sleeping sickness?

Trypanosoma brucei


What is examples of host?

zebra, sheep, cattle, horses, cows, and humans in trypanosoma brucei gambiense


What is example of reservoir hosts?

zebra, sheep, cattle, horses, cows, and humans in trypanosoma brucei gambiense


What are the two possible develoment stages of protozoans in which stage are the mojority of protozoan infections transmitted from host to host. Give 3 specific examples?

The two possible development stages of protozoans are trophozoite and cyst. The majority of protozoan infections are transmitted in the cyst stage, which allows them to survive outside the host. Three examples of protozoan infections transmitted via cysts are Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, and Cryptosporidium spp.


What protozoan is responsible for African sleeping sickness?

The common name is African Trypanosomaisis. It is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma brucei.


How does trypanosoma brucei differ from bacteria and multi-celled parasites?

Trypanosoma brucei (cause of sleeping sickness) is a protist with a flagella. It is a eukaryote. It is carried by the tsetse fly and humans. Bacteria are prokarocytes and don't have membrane bound organelles. The other parasite mentioned are different and have many cells. For example, tapeworms.


What is gambiense?

Gambiense is a subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei, the causative parasite of African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is responsible for causing the chronic form of the disease, mainly affecting humans in West and Central Africa. It is transmitted through the bite of infected tsetse flies.