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Sleeping sickness is carried by which insect?
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What insect causes African sleeping sickness?
Tsetse fly
What is the African blood sucking insect with sleeping sickness?
Tsetse fly
An insect which causes a disease called sleeping sickness?
the sleeping disease is transmited by the tse tse fly
What bloodsucking insect in Africa infects people and animals with sleeping sickness?
Mosquitoes
Is sleeping sickness a noninfectious disease?
No. But you get it from an insect vector, not another human being.
What blood sucking insect causes a sleeping disorder?
The tsetse fly. This insect feeds on the blood of animals and humans. It carry's a parasite that can invade your body resulting in a slow agonizing death locally known as sleeping sickness
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".
Is African sleeping sickness contagious?
Yes, sleeping sickness is treatable, but the patient needs to be followed up for relapses, as treatment is not always successful. Some of the damage to the brain (which occurs in the later stages) can't be reversed. Pentamidine or suramin are usually used. Melarsoprol (toxic) and eflornithine (not easily available) can be used as well.
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.
