Human African trypanosomiasis, sleeping sickness!!!



  @Ma'asumah Nigerian News Update@

      "With"
@bbakar Labbo.

  Human African trypanosomiasis (Hat) is a zoonosis Coused by protozoa(TRYPANOSOME), transmitted to human through the bite of tsetse fly (glossina). Transmitted by contaminated blood transfusion and placental transmission are the possible Coused of sleeping sickness.

  "Prevention"
-Individual protection against tsetsefly.
-disease control, mass screening and protection of patients (tb gambience) trypanocide in cattle vector control using tsetsefly flytrap or insecticides.

   TREATMENT
-pentamidine isetiinate deep I'm intra mascularly, children and adults 4mg/kg once daily for 7 days.
-patients should receive a source of glucose (meal, sweat& tea)
-suramin slow Iv intravein.

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