Parasite Host (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Parasite Host

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Trypanosoma brucei, the parasite that causes the deadly sleeping sickness, is shown in brown feeding on the host tissue. Scientists have determined sleeping sickness is actually a circadian rhythm disorder caused by the acceleration of biological clocks controlling a range of vital functions besides sleep.

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University of Lisbon

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