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Differentiate between African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease—vector, symptoms, geographic area affected, what type of patient sample would be needed to diagnose this infection?
DIFFERENTIATION | AFRICAN SLEEPING SICKNESS | CHAGAS DISEASE |
VECTOR | The Tsetse Fly |
Triatomine Bugs (Kissing Bugs) |
SYMPTOMS |
HAEMOLYTIC PHASE: Swelling of skin;Enlargement neck lymph nodes;headaches;fever;joints pain;itching NEUROLOGICAL PHASE: Behaviour changes,confusion,sleeping sickness |
ACUTE PHASE: Infected site infammation;fever;fatigue;rashes;body pains;head aches;loss of appetite;swelling in eyelid CHRONIC PHASE: Heart functional disorders: irregular hertbeat,cardiac arrest abdomial pain;difficulty in swallowing |
GEOGRAPHIC AREA AFFECTED |
Central Africa West Africa Rarely in Eastern Africa |
Central America South America Mexico |
TYPE OF SAMPLE FOR DIAGNOSIS |
Microscopic examination of parasite in Body fluids or tissues. Blood sample (Serology): Identification of antibodies |
Microscopic examination of parasite in Body fluids or tissues. Blood sample (Serology): Identification of antibodies |