Trypanosoma brucei

Trypanosoma brucei is a species of parasiticprotozoantrypanosomes. The species causes the trypanosomiasisdiseases in humans and animals in Africa. The species is transmitted by the bites of tsetse. Image:Tb brucei.jpg

{{Taxobox | color = khaki | name = Trypanosoma brucei | regnum = Protista | phylum = Euglenozoa | classis = Kinetoplastea | ordo = Trypanosomatida | genus = Trypanosoma | species = T. brucei | subdivision_ranks = Subspecies | subdivision = T. b. brucei
T. b. gambiense
T. b. rhodesiense }}

Human African Trypanosomiasis, or Sleeping Sickness, is a fatal disease of humans. This has two forms. The 'chronic' form is caused by the sub-species Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and has a slower onset with a long incubation period. The acute form is caused by the sub-species Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense.

Animal African trypanosomiasis, or Nagana, can be caused by the sub-species Trypanosoma brucei brucei although several other species of trypanosomes can also cause this disease.

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