Trypanosoma cruzi

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Trypanosoma cruzi

Trypanosoma cruzi is a species of parasitic euglenoid trypanosomes. It was first described by Carlos Chagas in Brasil in 1909. The infection, Chagas' disease, is caused by the haemoflagellate Trypanosoma cruzi.

Scientific classification

Domain	Eukarya
Kingdom	Protista
Phylum	Sarcomastigophora
Class	Zoomastigophorea
Order	Kinetoplastida
Genus	Trypanosoma
Species	T. cruzi
Binomial	Trypanosoma cruzi

[edit] Transmission

Transmission occurs when the reduviid bug deposits feces on the skin surface and subsequently bites; the human host then scratches the bite area which facilitates penetration of the infected feces.

[edit] Pathogenic Activity

Protozoan parasites within the species Trypanosoma cruzi are responsible for New World Trypanosomiasis or Chaga's disease.

[edit] References

Wikipedia

Trypanosoma cruzi