a. If a person returns from traveling afflicted with trypanosomiasisor leishmaniasis, is he or she generally infective to others?Explain.b. Explain why there is no malaria above 6,000 feet in altitude.c. Account for all of the protective effects offered by insecticidetreatedbednets.

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a. If a person returns from traveling afflicted with trypanosomiasis
or leishmaniasis, is he or she generally infective to others?
Explain.
b. Explain why there is no malaria above 6,000 feet in altitude.
c. Account for all of the protective effects offered by insecticidetreated
bednets.

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Trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a type of disease that affects many animals including humans. Causative agent of this infectious disease is Trypanosoma brucei. Two strains of this organism are known to infect humans. Symptoms of this disease include, joint pains, itchiness, headaches, fever, and in more severe cases, trouble in sleeping, numbness, poor coordination, and confusion.

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