Trypanosomosis Flashcards

Question	Answer		Article
What is the difference between a Stercorarian trypanosome and a Salivarian trypanosome?	Stercorarian develop within an insect and are transmitted through their faeces. Salivarian trypanosomes develop within tsetseflies and transmitted through bites.		Link to Article
What is the syndrome that trypanosomosis causes in humans?	Sleeping sickness		Link to Article
At what age are cattle most susceptible to trypanosomosis?	6-9 years old		Link to Article
Which salivarian trypanosome affects all domestic mammals and causes skin disease in donkeys?	T. brucei		Link to Article
Which salivarian trypanosome does not require a vector and what disease does it cause?	T. equiperdum Dourine		Link to Article
Which stercorarian trypanosome causes Chagas’ disease in humans in South America? What is its insect vector?	T. cruzi The triatomid kissing bug		Link to Article
Where are the salivarian trypanosomes found?	In the tsetse fly belt of Africa.		Link to Article
What are the clinical features of trypanosomosis in ruminants?	Lymphadenopathy ad splenomegaly initially Later on, lymphoid exhaustion and atrophy of spleen and lymph nodes Haemolytic anaemia Emaciation Abortion Orchitis		Link to Article
How can low levels of parasitaemia be detected?	By haemolysing whole blood samples and analysing the plasma:buffy coat interface microscopically to look for organisms.		Link to Article
What is the most common treatment for trypanosomosis? What consideration should be made when treating horses?	Diminazene aceturate – causes local reactions in horses and so should be given at multiple sites as deep muscular injections and massaged well.		Link to Article