A parasitic protozoan (single-celled organism) with whip-like structures that lives in the blood and causes disease in humans and animals.
From Greek 'haima' (blood) and Latin 'flagellum' (whip). The term describes parasites like trypanosomes, which were identified in the blood in the late 19th century and named for their characteristic swimming tails.
Hemoflagellates cause sleeping sickness in Africa—they're tiny parasites with whip tails that literally swim through your blood, and they've shaped human history by making certain regions dangerous to live in.
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