Differentiate between African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease—vector, symptoms, geographic area affected, what type of patient...

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?

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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

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