Descriptive Epidemiology Literature Review of GHP
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Descriptive Epidemiology Literature Review of GHP
Human African Trypanosomiasis
HAT Description
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also referred to as the sleeping sickness, is a vector-borne parasitic illness than is triggered by the microscopic pathogens belonging to the genus, Trypanosoma, species, brucei. HAT is termed as trypanosomiasis because if falls under the diseases caused by the parasites Trypanosoma. Furthermore, Trypanosoma brucei is divided into two human pathogenic subspecies namely T. b. rhodesiense and T. b. gambiense (Berger, 2016). The two pathogens are known to cause different extracellular pathogens, both of which are classified as causative agents of HAT, although they are considered as tow deferent illness as well as different clinical patterns, epidemiological as well as different patient care approaches (Berger, 2016).
In particular, the humans are affected by two types of f trypanosomiasis, namely Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruzi, parasites which are named based on their geographical location (Berger, 2016). The former has high pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa and transmitted by the tsetse fly whereas the latter is found in Latin America and transmitted by triatomine, also known as the kissing bag (Berger, 2016).
The symptoms vary depending ...