Trypanosoma in a blood smear of an infected person |
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1 erythrocyte 2 Trypanosome 3 flagellum 4 nucleus 5 fold of the pelicle
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English name: Trypanosoma Scientific name: Trypanosoma sp. Familia: Trypanosomidae Classis: Sarcomastigophora Phylum: Protozoa Regnum: Protista
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Trypanosoma causes human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). The most common vector is the tsetse fly (Glossina sp.). |