Trypanosoma
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Trypanosoma is a genus of parasitic protozoans that will infect many organisms like animals, humans and other organism’s. There are two main types trypanoses, Trypanosoma brucei is prevalent in Africa where it is transported by the tetse fly and causes “sleeping sickness.” symptoms are headache, weakness, and joint pain in the initial stages; anaemia, cardiovascular problems, and also be kidney failure, their has been as many 66-million in sub-Saharan Africa that have been affected.[1] Trypanosoma cruzi is responsible for Chagas' Disease in South America.
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Anatomy
When it was first discovered they called it a cork-screw shape organism because of the way the body looked.
Reproduction
Trypanosoma cruzi will do reproduction inside of a white blood cell. It will take and destroy the very thin muscle fibers; also the apex is in action with the parasite to make thin myocardium. People who get injected with the virus will slowly contain a enlarged heart and very feeble. There is about 16 to 18 million people that have been infected, or are still infected with Chagas' disease, which is mostly Chagas' disease, it it mostly located in Southern American countries.[2]
The blood stream can be the main transporter of the disease and the reproduction helper. And the disease will infect more people by transfusion of one persona blood to someone’s else’s blood.[3]
The Trypanosoma also has two major ways it can reproduce they are
- 1. Lytic cycle
- 2. Lysogenic cycle
Ecology
Tsetse flies are the most common type of Trypanosoma brucei transporter. These tsetse flies come from the Western Central Africa. They can also be found in Eastern and Southern parts of the continent.[4]
Trypanosoma cruzi was thought only to be found in Brazil and some surrounding areas around Brazil, northern and southern America have had reports that the trypanosome has been found infecting people in that area.
Signs of Trypaosoma
- When bitten you will have developed a red sore, from the organism that has injected you, they call this red sore “called a chancre” [5]Symptoms will be able to be seen within 1-4 weeks of being bitten. You might see a high fever, long painful head aches, tiredness, weak and aching joints. You might also see your self loosing weight and shedding pounds quicker then you thought. You could also experience memory loss, and be in a state of deep confusion for a very long time. And if any of these illness get worse it could lead to brain damage, and even death.
- There are some people that will be infected by the West African Trypanosoma. This disease will show symptoms between 1-2 weeks unlike the other trypanosmoa, you will see fever, rash, some swelling around your eyes and ears, some people will be so badly infected they will start growing swollen lymph glands on back side body parts. [7]You will also experience central nervous crashes, and spine nervous crashes; these could ultimately result in the victim being paralyzed for a certain period of time or even for longer. You many also experience stuttering in your speech, confusion, seizures, this can also lead to long periods of time where the victim will sleep all day, and when it comes to night time they will have a much harder time trying to fall asleep. Without getting a treatment or medicine it could ultimally lead to death.[8]
Diseases caused by Trypanosoma
Trypanosoma cruzi: Chagas' Disease, Mainly in South America, Cardiovascular System Diseases, Animals Trypanosoma brucei-group: Sleeping Sickness in humans in West and East Africa; Nagana in animals.
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References
- A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Trypanosoma 20:09, 22 August 2006
- Trypanosoma From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Trypanosoma brucei From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Process of Reproduction of Trypanosoma conorhini Different from Binary or Multiple Fission 30 Apr 2007, Pages 553 - 559 MARIA P. DEANE 1 REGINA MILDER 1 .
- The Genome Sequence of Trypanosoma cruzi, Etiologic Agent of Chagas Disease Caroline Ash and Barbara R. Jasny (15 July 2005)
- MOLECULAR PARASITOLOGY : TRYPANOSOMES Friday, September 21, 2007
- Project: Chagas' Disease May 2008
- How viruses reproduce
- Trypanosoma - 3 dictionary results dictionary.
- What are the signs and symptoms of trypanosomiasis? Author. Publisher.
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