Human Health And Disease

It causes sleeping sickness and is also known as African trypanosomiasis. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of tsetse flies that are found in sub-saharan Africa. Some of the common symptoms of sleeping sickness are sleep wake cycle disturbance, neurological disturbance and can cause death or coma. The diagnosis of the disease can be done by examining the blood samples under the microscope in order to detect the parasite.