TrypanosomesW are a group of kinetoplastid protozoa distinguished by having only a single flagellum. All members are exclusively parasitic. A few genera have life-cycles involving a secondary host, which may be a vertebrate or a plant. These include several species that cause major diseases in humans.
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- An inexpensive dye could give some of the world’s poorest people an early warning if they are infected with deadly parasites.
The dye reacts with a molecule produced by trypanosomes, the microbes that cause leishmaniasis, Chagas disease and sleeping sickness. If the patient is infected, the chemical turns fluorescent green and glows brightly under a blacklight.
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