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What is T. cruzi short for?
T. cruzi is short for Trypanosoma cruzi, which is a parasitic protozoan that causes Chagas disease in humans.
Are viruses pathogen?
Anything that causes disease is considered to be pathogenic. This includes viruses and bacteria. People who come in contact with certain of these organisms may become very ill.
What type of microbe causes salmonellosis?
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The broad term for a microbe that causes a transmitted infection is what?
A pathogen.
What microbe cause tuberculosis?
mycobacterium tuberculosis the most common causeother causes aremycobacterium bovismycobacterium africanummycobacterium canettimycobacterium microti
What disease trypanosomes causes in humans?
Chagas disease
Who is Chagas' disease named for?
Chagas' disease is named after Dr. Carlos Chagas
Can the parasite that causes Chagas Disease inhabit the inside of the eyeball?
Yes.
Is Chagas' disease found all over the world?
Researchers believe that the parasite that causes the disease is only found in the Americas
What did Dr. Carlos Chagas discover?
Chagas' disease
What disease is Charles Darwin now thought to have had?
Chagas Disease.
What causes the symptoms of a disease - the microbes or the toxins produced by the microbes?
It could be either or both, depending on the microbe.
What is the scientific name for trypanasome?
The scientific name for the genus of parasitic Protozoa commonly known as trypanosomes is Trypanosoma. This genus includes several species responsible for diseases such as African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease. Two notable species are Trypanosoma brucei, which causes sleeping sickness in humans and animals, and Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease.
When was Chagas' disease found?
In the early 1900s
What does T. cruzi cause?
Chagas' disease
How many people does Chagas' disease affect?
Worldwide, Chagas' disease affects over 15 million persons, and kills 50,000 each year
What disease does a kissing bug carry?
They are potential vectors for Chagas disease
