Definition Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi . The terms Chagas disease , American trypanosomiasis , and T. cruzi infection are synonyms. The Pathogen Several dozen species are included in the genus Trypanosoma…
Parasites and Their Transmission The agents of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness) are flagellated protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Trypanosoma, subgenus Trypanozoon . A general description of the members of this genus and specific characteristics of the…
The protozoan genus Trypanosoma consists of several dozen species. Two of the three species that infect humans are pathogenic, and several other species cause severe and economically important diseases in domestic mammals. Broadly defined, the organisms belonging to this genus…