East African Sleeping Sickness

Also written as EASS.

Cause Trypanosomiasis:*G. morsitans* → *T. b. rhodesiense* → East African Sleeping Sickness (EASS)

What our notes say

• Cause Trypanosomiasis:*G. morsitans* → *T. b. rhodesiense* → East African Sleeping Sickness (EASS) (Medical Entomology Past Paper MCQs)
• Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense - East African sleeping sickness (Department Of Medical Microbiology & Parasit.. MCQs)
• T. brucei rhodesiense → East African Sleeping Sickness (EASS) (Trypanosoma)
• EASS: East African Sleeping Sickness = T.b. rhodesiense = rapid course (Trypanosoma)

Study material on East African Sleeping Sickness

• Trypanosoma

Practice questions on East African Sleeping Sickness

Which of the following is used for stage I East African sleeping sickness? ---

• Suramin
• Melarsoprol
• Eflornithine
• Pentamidine
• None of the above

Answer: D.

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