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|<big>'''How can you treat or prevent ''Leishmania'' infections?'''
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|<big>'''How can you treat and prevent ''Leishmania'' infections?'''
 
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*'''''Chemotherapy'''''
 
*'''''Chemotherapy'''''
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*'''''Destruction of infected and stray dogs'''''
 
*'''''Destruction of infected and stray dogs'''''
 
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|<big>'''Which disease so ''Trypanosome'' species cause in cattle and in humans?'''
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*'''''Nagana in cattle (wasting disease)'''''
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*'''''Chagas disease in humans, armadillos and possums'''''
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*'''''Sleeping sickness in humans'''''
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||[[Tropical Protozoa#Trypanosoma|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Fill in the missing words about ''Leishmania'' infections?'''
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||<big>Salivarian ''trypanosome'' species multiply in the <font color="white">'''''proboscis'''''</font> and <font color="white">'''''foregut'''''</font> of <font color="white">'''''Tsetse flies'''''</font>. This also known as <font color="white">'''''anterior station development'''''</font>. Stercorian ''trypanosome'' species multiply in the <font color="white">'''''hindgut'''''</font> of <font color="white">'''''Triatomid bugs, keds'''''</font> and <font color="white">'''''tabanids'''''</font>. This also known as <font color="white">'''''posterior station development'''''</font>.
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||[[Tropical Protozoa#Trypanosoma|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are the general clinical signs of ''Leishmania'' infections?'''
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*'''''Anaemia'''''
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*'''''Enlarged lymph nodes and spleen'''''
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*'''''Degeneration and inflammation of multiple organs'''''
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*'''''Loss of body condition'''''
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*'''''Oedema of the limbs and genitalia in horses'''''
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*'''''Myocarditis and corneal opacity in dogs and cats'''''
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||[[Tropical Protozoa#Trypanosoma|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How are ''Leishmania'' infections diagnosed?'''
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*'''''Giemsa stained smears'''''
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*'''''Fresh blood films looking for motile trypanosomes'''''
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*'''''Haematocrit tubes looking for motile trypanosomes at the buffy coat/plasma interface'''''
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==<font color="purple">Other Important Protozoa</font>==
 
==<font color="purple">Other Important Protozoa</font>==
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