TRYPANOSOMIASIS

'Trypanosomiasis' is the name of the several diseases in vertebrates caused by parasitic protozoan trypanosomes of the genus ''Trypanosoma''. The disease may also be called 'trypanosomosis' but there is no greater authority for either; both terms are widely used in publication. More than 66 million women, men, and children in 36 countries of sub- Saharan Africa suffer from human African trypanosomiasis. There are two forms of African sleeping sickness, caused by two related parasites:

★ ''Trypanosoma brucei gambiense''

★ ''Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense''

Contents

Human trypanosomiases

Animal trypanosomiases

References

Human trypanosomiases

★ Human African trypanosomiasis, see Sleeping sickness

★ Human American trypanosomiasis, see Chagas disease

Animal trypanosomiases

★ Nagana, or Animal African trypanosomiasis, also called 'Souma' or 'Soumaya' in Sudan.

★ Surra

★ Mal de caderas (of central South America)

★ Murrina de caderas (of Panama; Derrengadera de caderas)

★ Dourine

★ Cachexial fevers (various)

★ Gambian horse sickness (of central Africa)

★ Baleri (of Sudan)

★ Kaodzera (Rhodesian trypanosomiasis)

★ Tahaga (a disease of camels in Algeria)

★ Galziekte, galzietzke (bilious fever of cattle; gall sickness of South Africa)

★ Peste-boba (of Venezuela; Derrengadera)

References

:''Report on Trypanosomes'', Thomas, (London, 1905)
:''Tropical diseases'', Sir Patrick Manson, (fifth edition, London, 1914)
:''Tropical Medicine and Hygiene'', C. W. Daniels, (New York, 1914)
:''The Trypanosomiases'', I. Maudlin, P.H. Holmes, M.A. Miles (Wallingford, 2004)