Rhodesian sleeping sickness
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sleeping sickness — n 1) a serious disease that is prevalent in much of tropical Africa, is marked by fever, headache, protracted lethargy, confusion, sleep disturbances, tremors, and loss of weight, is caused by either of two trypanosomes (Trypanosoma brucei… … Medical dictionary
sleeping sickness — African trypanosomiasis a disease of tropical Africa caused by the presence in the blood of the parasitic protozoans Trypanosoma gambiense or T. rhodesiense. The parasites are transmitted through the bite of tsetse flies. Initial symptoms include … The new mediacal dictionary
sleeping sickness — Pathol. 1. Also called African sleeping sickness, African trypanosomiasis. a generally fatal disease, common in parts of Africa, characterized by fever, wasting, and progressive lethargy: caused by a parasitic protozoan, Trypanosoma gambiense or… … Universalium
sickness — SYN: disease (1). acute African sleeping s. SYN: Rhodesian trypanosomiasis. aerial s. SYN: altitude s.. African sleeping s. Gambian trypanosomiasis, Rhodesian trypanosomiasis. air s. a form of motion s. caused by flying in an airplane. altitude s … Medical dictionary
trypanosomiasis — /tri pan euh soh muy euh sis, trip euh neuh /, n. Pathol. any infection caused by a trypanosome. [1900 05; TRYPANOSOME + IASIS] * * * ▪ pathology infectious disease in both humans and animals caused by certain members of the flagellate protozoa… … Universalium
trypanosomiasis — Any disease caused by a trypanosome. SYN: trypanosomosis. acute t. SYN: Rhodesian t.. African t. a serious endemic disease in tropical Africa, of two types: Gambian or West African t. and Rhodesian or East African t.. American t. See South… … Medical dictionary
Luapula Province border dispute — This article deals mainly with a disputed area on the border of Zambia, in Luapula Province.Where it all began 1894 treatyZambia s formal northern frontier boundary was legally signed in the Anglo Belgian Treaty of 1894, long after the 1884… … Wikipedia
eflornithine — ▪ drug also called α difluoromethylornithine or DFMO Kara Rogers drug used to treat late stage African trypanosomiasis ( sleeping sickness). Eflornithine is effective only against Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, which causes Gambian (or… … Universalium
melarsoprol — ▪ drug antiprotozoal drug formerly used in the treatment of late stage African trypanosomiasis ( sleeping sickness). Melarsoprol is an organoarsenic compound that was discovered in 1949. Its ability to cross the blood brain barrier made it… … Universalium
Trypanosomiasis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 B56 B … Wikipedia
