Trypanosomabrucei•  TrypanosomabruceiisaparasiteinKingdom

Pro0sta•  Canbedividedintotwosubspecies:T.bruceiqambienseandT.bruceirhodesiense

•  Organismsareslenderwithawavymembrane,

protrudingflagellum,andvisiblenucleus

•  Causesdisease“AfricanSleepingSickness”•  TransmiEedtohumansthroughtheTsetseFly(onlyfoundin

Africa)andinfectstheblood~70,000casesperyear,largerepidemicsoccur

•  Symptomsincludefever,enlargedspleen,swollenlymphnodes,jointpains,andmoreseriousproblemssuchassleepdisorders,coma,anddeath

•  TreatmentincludesSuraminandMelarsoprol

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RubellaVirus•  IncludedinthevirusfamilyTogaviridae

•  Single‐strandedRNAwithapolyhedralcapsid,surroundedbyalipoproteinenvelope

•  SymptomsofRubellaViruslast2‐3days

•  Symptomsincludeslightfever(102degreesF),inflamed,redeyes,rashthatspreadsoverthebody,headachesThereisnotreatmentforRubellaVirus

•  RubellaVirusmustrunitscoursethroughoutthebody•  Mostchildrenaregiventhevaccine(MMR‐measles‐mumps‐

rubella)intwodoseswithintheirchildhoodyears

–  Fewerthan300casesperyear,periodicoutbreaks

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Sarcoptesscabiei•  Kingdom:AnimaliaParasi0c

Arthropod•  Thismicroscopiceightleggedmite

causestheskindiseaseSarcop0cmange(scabies).

•  Symptoms:severeitchingespeciallyatnight,redblisters,andredirregularburrowtracks.

•  Es0mated1millioncasesinUSannually(oldsta0s0cs)

•  Highlycontagious,canbecaughtfromphysicalcontactwithsomeoneinfected,adomes0cated/wildanimalinfected,andfields.Treatment:Lo0onsandoralmedica0ons

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