Dictionary entry

Tsetse fly

Pronunciation

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Myanmar Meaning

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Definition

tsetse /'tsetsi/ (also tsetse fly ) n (အာဖရိကတိုက္ အပူပိုင္းေဒသရိွ) စီစီယင္။

Examples

  1. ‘It is caused by a protozoan
  2. Trypanosoma brucei
  3. which is transmitted to humans through the bite of a tsetse fly.’
  4. ‘The tsetse fly transmits sleeping sickness
  5. midges transmits lumpy skin disease and three-day stiff sickness.’
  6. ‘The main health threats are sleeping sickness
  7. transmitted by the tsetse fly
  8. and malaria.’
  9. ‘It is caused by the trypanosoma parasite
  10. which enters the bloodstream through the bite of the tsetse fly.’
  11. ‘Due to the altitude
  12. much of the region is free of malarial mosquitoes and the tsetse and other flies that spread human and animal diseases.’