Trypanosomiasis, human African (sleeping sickness)
Human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, is a vector-borne parasitic disease. It is caused by protozoans of the genus Trypanosoma, transmitted to humans by bites of tsetse flies (glossina) which have acquired the parasites from infected humans or animals. Tsetse flies inhabit sub-Saharan Africa and only certain species ...
Chagas disease (also known as American trypanosomiasis)
2024年4月4日 · Chagas disease is an infectious disease caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi). However, this condition is the result of a complex health problem typical of neglected tropical diseases and socially determined diseases. A missed or late diagnosis with absent or incomplete treatment and follow-up can transform this infection into a ...
Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
2024年6月20日 · Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, is caused by trypanosome parasites that are transmitted by tsetse flies. HAT is found only in sub-Saharan Africa. Two subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei cause disease: T. b. gambiense in West and Central Africa, and T. b. rhodesiense in East Africa. This life-threatening disease mostly ...
Enfermedad de Chagas (tripanosomiasis americana)
Generalidades. La enfermedad de Chagas es una enfermedad infecciosa causada por un parásito protozoario (Trypanosoma cruzi). Sin embargo, esta afección es el resultado de un problema de salud complejo típico de las enfermedades tropicales desatendidas y de las enfermedades socialmente determinadas.
Guidelines for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis
2024年6月28日 · Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, is a parasitic infection that is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa and is almost invariably fatal unless treated. The infection is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected tsetse fly. The parasite multiplies in the lymph and blood, causing unspecific symptoms and signs (first ...
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) - World Health …
2023年4月13日 · Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi or (). It is found mainly in Latin American countries, where it is mostly vector-borne. The main vector involved in the transmission of the parasite to humans is a triatomine bug, also known as a ...
非洲人类锥虫病（昏睡病） - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年5月2日 · 非洲人类锥虫病也称为昏睡病，是一种媒介传播的寄生虫病，由锥虫属的原生动物引起，通过采采蝇（舌蝇属）的叮咬传播给人类，采采蝇从受感染的人或动物身上获得寄生虫。. 采采蝇生活在撒哈拉以南非洲地区，但其中只有某些种类传播这种疾病。. 依赖农业 ...
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) - World Health …
2012年4月3日 · Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. An estimated 6 to 7 million people worldwide are infected with T. cruzi. Chagas disease is found mainly in endemic areas of 21 continental Latin American countries, where it is mostly transmitted ...
Towards the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis by 2030
2024年2月23日 · After three days of intense and constructive exchanges, the Annual Coordination Meeting of the Endemic Countries of Human African Trypanosomiasis to Gambia (HHA) ended today in Libreville. This meeting, which brought together some forty participants from 21 endemic countries, including national programme managers and coordinators, with …
Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
Human African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is caused by infection with protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma. The disease is vector-borne; parasites enter the body through the bites of tsetse flies (Glossina spp). Without prompt diagnosis and treatment, the disease is usually fatal: the parasites multiply in the body ...