Sleeping sickness is caused by parasites transmitted by infected tsetse flies and is endemic in 36 sub-Saharan African countries. Without treatment, the disease is considered fatal. where there are tsetse flies that transmit the disease. The people most exposed to the tsetse fly and to the disease live in rural areas and depend on agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry or hunting. Trypanosomiasis, human African (sleeping sickness) source
The Tsetse fly that once occurred in Africa is said to be a very dangerous fly, for the reason being one of the deadliest biting insects in Africa.
The tsetse fly (genus Glossina) is a large, brown, biting fly that serves as both a host and vector for the trypanosome parasites. While taking blood from a mammalian host, an infected tsetse fly injects metacyclic trypomastigotes into skin tissue. Wikipedia : African trypanosomiasis - Vector source
They can feed on vertebrate blood. An extremely dangerous insect injects a potential poison into each string.
The tsetse are obligate parasites that live by feeding on the blood of vertebrate animals. Tsetse have been extensively studied because of their role in transmitting disease. They have a prominent economic impact in sub-Saharan Africa as the biological vectors of trypanosomes.Wikipedia : Tsetse fly - source
The past few periods have resulted in many casualties, people died or lost their lives due to the attack of the tsetse fly in Africa.
In the primary stage, the tsetse fly poison will make sleeping sickness in the victim. However, this can lead to death without proper treatment, if it occurs or is bitten by these flies it requires very intense care.
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Trypanosomiasis, human African (sleeping sickness) source
Wikipedia : African trypanosomiasis - Vector source
Wikipedia : Tsetse fly - source
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