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Prevention of sleeping sickness requires avoiding contact with the tsetse fly. Insect repellents and clothing that covers the limbs. Public health measures have included drug treatment of humans who are infected. There are currently no immunizations
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∙ 15y agoFirst try not to get bitten by the tsetse fly. Next you should were bug spray or repelant. Lastly you should were clothing that covers your body. Long sleeves and pants.
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Sleeping sickness is cause by what?
Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) is caused by Tsetse fly.
What is the scientific name for Sleeping Sickness?
The scientific name for Sleeping Sickness is Trypanosoma brucei. It is a parasitic infection transmitted by the tsetse fly and can result in neurological symptoms such as disrupted sleep patterns, hence the name "Sleeping Sickness".
What organisim transmits African sleeping sickness?
Sleeping Sickness is transmitted by the Tse-tse fly.
When was Sleeping Sickness - song - created?
Sleeping Sickness - song - was created on 2008-06-06.
Can a dog get the sleeping sickness?
no
What causes African sleeping sickness and giardiasis?
The Tsetse fly is a vector for Trypanosomatid (trypanosomosis - human sleeping sickness) .
What causes sleeping sickness?
protozoan
Where can the African sleeping sickness can be found in the body?
In the brain because in sleeping sickness, the brain swells making you tired but insomniac at night.
What health risks do people and animals in different climate regions of Africa face?
Sleeping Sickness and malaria
How is the sleeping sickness contracted on a horse?
Sleeping sickness (Eastern Equine Encephalitis) is spread by biting insects that have fed off an infected animal.
What disease does the tsetse fly give?
The tsetse fly carries the agent for trypanosamiasis, also known as African sleeping sickness.
What microbe causes sleeping sickness?
trypanosoma
