*Trypanosoma brucei* evades the host immune system by changing its surface proteins to over 100 different types to allow the pathogen to survive and spread. 

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*Trypanosoma brucei* is a hemoflagellate protozoan that causes African sleeping sickness. It is primarily transmitted through mosquito bites. 

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Virulence factors of *Trypanosoma brucei*

Hallmark symptoms of Human African trypanosomiasis are Winterbottom's sign which are swollen or enlarged lymph nodes on the back of the neck and a chancre at the site of infection. It also causes daytime sleepiness and mental deterioration. 

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