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International Convention on Children's right
CyberDodo and Ants (1-1)
CyberDodo and Bees (1-5)
Beaches (1-6)
The Convention (2-1)
Definition of the Child – Article 1 and 2 - (2-2)
The Mission of CyberDodo (2-40)
CyberDodo and the waste of energy (1-20)
CyberDodo and persons with disabilities (2-20)
The importance of the media – Article 17 - (2-15)
CyberDodo and the Dangers of Fire (1-7)
Rivers (1-8)
Understanding the best interests of the child (2-3)
CyberDodo and the Monkeys (1-13)
Camels (1-31)
CyberDodo and Water (1-32)
Medicinal plants (1-33)
CyberDodo and the Penguins (1-34)
CyberDodo and child soldiers (2-30)
CyberDodo and the Cheetah (1-23) 
CyberDodo and the TseTse fly (1-47)
CyberDodo fights against the sexual exploitation of children (2-27)
CyberDodo and Coral (1-16)
CyberDodo and ground water tables (1-53)
The Right to a Nationality (2-37)
CyberDodo and the Forests (1-9)
CyberDodo takes on Obesity (2-34)
CyberDodo and the Eagles (1-21)
CyberDodo and the Implementation of the Agreement (2-4)
CyberDodo and Tortoises (1-24)
CyberDodo and the Freedom of Expression (2-13)
CyberDodo and the farmyard (1-25)
CyberDodo fights against Child Trafficking (2-28)
CyberDodo and Rhinos (1-28)
CyberDodo takes on the cigarette (2-35)
CyberDodo takes on child abuse (2-16)
CyberDodo fights against child labour (2-25)
CyberDodo and greenhouse gases (1-40)
CyberDodo fights against drug abuse (2-26)
CyberDodo and Street kids(1-38)
CyberDodo fights against child abduction (2-11)
CyberDodo and Clones (1-4)
CyberDodo and the Whales (1-10)
CyberDodo and the Right to Education (2-38)
CyberDodo and Dolphins (1-11)
3 minutes to discover CyberDodo!
CyberDodo defends the Right to Freedom of Expression in the Courts (2-12)
CyberDodo and solar energy (1-45)
CyberDodo and the Elephants (1-22)
CyberDodo fights against hunger (2-6)
CyberDodo and the Ozone Layer (1-35)
CyberDodo and Urban pollution (1-19)
CyberDodo and mother’s milk (2-7)
CyberDodo and Nutrition (1-55)
Raising awareness of the Convention (2-39)
CyberDodo and city maintenance (1-41)
CyberDodo and the Sea Lion (1-18)
CyberDodo and Dodos (1-2)
CyberDodo fights against sexual aggression (2-33)
Multimedia Press Release
CyberDodo and the Sharks (1-27)
CyberDodo and the Molluscs (1-26)
CyberDodo and illegal animal trafficking (1-30)
CyberDodo and the Right to Live with one’s own Parents (2-09)
CyberDodo and draught horses (1-36)
The Right to have a name
CyberDodo and the Dams (1-37)
CyberDodo commits to the right to respect of personal privacy (2-14)
CyberDodo and the Alligators (1-39)
CyberDodo and abandoned animals (1-43)
Let us fight against the sexual exploitation of children
Hall of Fame (Winners of CyberDodo's tournaments)
CyberDodo and the TseTse fly (1-47)
The tsetse fly 1/2
Is the sleeping sickness serious ?
The sleeping sickness is a term which could tend to make you smile since everyone knows that it is both pleasant and necessary to get regular rest. In reality, however, it is a very misleading name since the humans and animals who are infected with this illness are not condemned to sleep but to death !
This terrible illness is transmitted by a parasite : the trypanosome which needs a vector or, in other words, a carrier to infect its victims. The organism indeed found an adept carrier in this insect, which has become very famous for the devastation it causes : the tsetse fly.
How does the tsetse transmit the disease ?
The trypanosome organism found in the tsetse fly a perfect accomplice for his mission of destruction because the fly does not appear to be affected; the parasite (trypanosome) and its host (the fly) live in harmony.
In feeding on blood, the fly is infected from the first bite of a human or animal already infected with trypanosome. From that time on, the organisms will multiply in the insect which will spread the illness in the course of future attacks.
The tsetse's proboscis is just like a seringe, allowing the fly to effectively suck the blood of its victims. While doing so, the tsetse will infect them with his saliva which contains trypanosomes ergo, the illness is transmitted.
Is there only one form of sleeping illness ?
No, there are several forms, affecting both humans and animals, more and less severely.
Among animals, it is primarily livestock that are affected (Bullock, cows, goats, sheep, pigs) but also horses and camels.
Where are tsetse flies found?
In Africa, where depending on the region, the fly will infect humans with Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (Trypanosomiase of eastern Africa = Forests, watering holes, etc.) or Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (Trypanosomiase of eastern Africa = Savannahs, etc.) or one of the following forms : Trypanosoma brucei brucei, congolense, simiae, suis and vivax which affect animals.
