Skip to main content

Medical Subject Headings

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

... > Eukaryota > Euglenozoa > Kinetoplastida > Trypanosomatina > Trypanosoma > Trypanosoma brucei brucei

Preferred term

Trypanosoma brucei brucei  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • bruceus, Trypanosoma
  • Trypanosoma brucei
  • Trypanosoma bruceus

Note

  • causes nagana and also TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE in African cattle or TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN /vet in African game animals; infection: coord IM with TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN (IM) but see note there for entry term NAGANA see TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN

Scope note

  • A hemoflagellate subspecies of parasitic protozoa that causes nagana in domestic and game animals in Africa. It apparently does not infect humans. It is transmitted by bites of tsetse flies (Glossina).

History note

  • 84; was TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI 1972-83

In other languages

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014346

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/1/99, last modified 8/13/20