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Trypanosoma

Trypanosoma

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A tiny parasite that lives in the blood of people and animals and causes sleeping sickness or Chagas disease
  • noun
  • /traɪˌpænəˈsoʊmə/
  • Specialized
: Trypanosoma
  • Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and insect members of the subfamily Triatominae are intermediate hosts.
  • Trypanosoma cruzi
  • Trypanosoma cruzi infection

Examples

  • Of triatomes sampled in that year in the capital (Tegucigalpa), 45% were infected with Trypanosoma cruzi.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Infections caused by Trypanosoma species can lead to serious health issues, especially in tropical regions.

  • Chagas disease is a vector-borne disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi trypanosomes.

    Academic text (2012)
  • American trypanosomiasis or Chagas' disease is a chronic disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Benznidazole, a nitroimidazole derivative, has been recommended for the treatment of acute and congenital Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas' disease).

    Academic text (1997)
  • Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted by triatomine bugs.

  • Researchers are studying the effects of Trypanosoma brucei, the parasite responsible for African sleeping sickness.

Synonyms

trypanosome
vsTrypanosoma
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A tiny single-celled parasite that makes people and animals sick, for example sleeping sickness

is the broader genus name covering many related parasite species
trypan
vsTrypanosoma
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A thin surgical tool that makes a small hole in a membrane or a tiny one-celled parasite

is the specific parasite genus sense not the surgical instrument meaning

Surface Forms

Trypanosoma singular
Trypanosomas plural

Etymology

Trypanosoma comes from old Greek parts trypano- 'borer' and -soma 'body'. So the name paints a picture of a 'boring body' — a tiny drill-like organism that lives in the body and can cause disease, which helps you remember this parasite and what it does.