Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense And Rhodesiense-Prince Bruce

Question 1

What illness does Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense And Rhodesiense cause

Answer 1

African sleeping sickness

Question 2

What is the location Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense And Rhodesiense is comonly seen

Answer 2

Africa

Question 3

What is the vector for Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense And Rhodesiense

Answer 3

Tsetse fly

Question 4

What is the path of Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense And Rhodesiense when it enters the blood

Answer 4

Enters the blood and travels to the cervical and axillary LN

-Can also penetrate the CNS and spinal fluid

Question 5

What are the clinical presentations of Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense And Rhodesiense

Answer 5

Cervical and axillary lymphadenopathy
Coma
Recurrent fevers

Question 6

What is the method of diagnosis of Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense And Rhodesiense

Answer 6

Blood smear will contain trypomastogotes

Question 7

What is the virulence factor of Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense And Rhodesiense

Answer 7

Antigenic variation due to constantly changing glycoprotein coats, hence the cause of recurrent fevers

Question 8

What is the status of mobility for Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense And Rhodesiense

Answer 8

Motile with a single flagella

Question 9

What is the treatment for the CNS symptoms caused by Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense And Rhodesiense

Answer 9

Melarsoprol

Question 10

What is the treatment for the peripheral blood symptoms seen in Trypanosoma Brucei Gambiense And Rhodesiense

Answer 10

Suramin