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Trypanosomes are divided into two categories depending upon their lifecycle:
Trypanosomes are divided into two categories depending upon their lifecycle:
'''Stercorarian trypanosomes''' develop within an '''insect'' vector and are transmitted to mammals in the faeces of the vector.
'''Stercorarian trypanosomes''' develop within an '''insect''' vector and are transmitted to mammals in the faeces of the vector.
'''Salivarian''' trypanosomes develop within '''[[Glossinidae | tsetse flies]]''' and mammals are infected through their bites.
'''Salivarian''' trypanosomes develop within '''[[Glossinidae | tsetse flies]]''' and mammals are infected through their bites.