Sleeping Sickness (Trypanosomiasis)

Protist: Trypanosoma

Occurs mostly in sub-saharan Africa

Symptoms:
fever, headaches, pain in joints -followed by a phase when the parasite infects the central nervous system, causing confusion, lack of coordination, and uncontrolled sleepiness. Without treatment, the host will die.

Trypansoma brucei

gets sick by getting bitten by Tetse Fly