What is Trypanosomiasis?
'''Trypanosomiasis''' is the name for several diseases, caused by [[parasite]]s of the genus ''[[Tryposoma]]'': *[[Sleeping sickness|African typanosomiasis]] or Sleeping sickness, caused by '''[[Trypanosoma brucei]]'' and spread by the [[Tsetse fly]] *[[Chagas disease|American typanosomiasis]] or Chagas disease, caused by ''[[Trypanosoma cruzi]]'' and spread by various bloodsucking bugs of the subfamily [[Triatominae]] There are also various diseases that only affect animals, caused by such parasites, amongst others: *[[Nagana]], or Animal African trypanosomiasis; the animal counterpart of sleeping sickness *[[Surra]] *[[Covering sickness]] or douring (which affects [[horse]]s) {{med-stub}} [[Category:Diseases caused by protozoa]] [[Category:Parasites]]