Well first thing first malaria and African sleeping sickness are to different things.
Malaria is caused by a parasite that is transmitted from one human to another by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. It involves high fevers, shaking chills, flu-like symptoms, and anemia. The parasites multiply inside the red blood cells, which then rupture within 48 to 72 hours, infecting more red blood cells. The first symptoms usually occur 10 days to 4 weeks after infection, though they can appear as early as 8 days or as long as a year after infection. Then the symptoms occur in cycles of 48 to 72 hours.
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also called sleeping sickness, is an illness endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. these parasites are transmitted to human hosts by bites of infected tsetse flies which are found only in Africa.
The disease is mostly transmitted through the bite of an infected tsetse fly but there are other ways in which people are infected with sleeping sickness.
Amoebic dysentery (amoebiasis) is an infection of the intestine (gut) caused by an amoeba called Entamoeba histolytica that, among other things, can cause severe diarrhoea with blood.
But it may cause milder chronic symptoms of:
Amoebae are parasites that are found in contaminated food or drink. They enter the body through the mouth when the contaminated food or drink is swallowed.
The amoebae are then able to move through the digestive system and take up residence in the intestine and cause an infection.
Protists
Protists
They are caused by protozoa. Amoebic dysentery is caused by Entamoeba hystolytica. Malaria is caused by one of the four Plasmodium species.
No. Malaria is an animal disease that affects humans and is caused by a protozoan parasite, therefore in the biological kingdom, Protista, and not Fungi. It is spread by certain types of mosquito.
All the diseases, which are mentioned above are caused by protozoa.
Most protists are parasitic in nature, so after they invade a host, they will continue to thrive off the host's body until expelled by treatment, or the host dies. Some diseases caused by protists are Malaria, African Sleeping Sickness, and Amoebic Dysentery.
Certain types of protists are parasites. malaria is s protist that causes a disease state in humans. Amebic Dysentery is another protist parasite. Others include Cryptosporidium, Giardiasis, and African Sleeping Sickness.
Some harmful protists include Plasmodium falciparum (causes malaria), Entamoeba histolytica (causes amoebic dysentery), and Trypanosoma brucei (causes African sleeping sickness). These protists can cause serious infections and diseases in humans.
Kenya's serious health problems are:· Aids & HIV· Amoebic dysentery· Bilharzia (schistosomiasis)· Cholera· Diarrheoa and sickness· Hepatitis A· Hepatitis B· Lassa Fever· Malaria· Meningococcal Meningitis· Polio· Rabies· Rift Valley Fever· Sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)· Tuberculosis· Typhoid· West Nile Fever· Yellow FeverFor travellers going to Kenya, seek medical care prior to you travelling.
malaria and african sleeping sickness
Protozoa infestations cause: Amoebiasis, Chagas disease, Cryptosporidiosis, Dysentery, Giardiasis, Leishmaniasis, Malaria, Sleeping Sickness, Toxoplasmosis, and Trichomoniasis.
Protozoa range in size from 1/5,000 to 1/50 of an inch (5 to 500 micrometers) in diameter. They are microscopic. The term protozoa means first animal. They are found everywhere and they eat bacteria, algae and other protozoans. Examples that are interesting to us are the flagellate Trypanosoma, which causes African sleeping sickness; the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica, which can attack the intestinal wall and cause amoebic dysentery, and the sporozoans of the Plasmodium species, which cause malaria.