Human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, is a parasitic disease caused by trypanosome parasites transmitted through the bite of an infected tsetse fly, found only in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The infection progresses from an early stage marked by fever and swollen lymph nodes to a later stage in which the parasite crosses into the central nervous system and disrupts sleep patterns, along with other neurological and psychiatric symptoms. Left untreated, the disease is generally fatal.
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ICD-10 ChapterI: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
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Parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei ("sleeping sickness"); infectious disease specialty.
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1. African trypanosomiasis - Wikipedia
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caused by the protozoan species Trypanosoma brucei
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African trypanosomiasis is an insect-borne parasitic infection of humans and other animals caused by the protozoan species Trypanosoma brucei, which is transmitted by the bite of an infected tsetse fly.
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African trypanosomiasis is an insect-borne parasitic infection of humans and other animals caused by the protozoan species Trypanosoma brucei, which is transmitted by the bite of an infected tsetse fly.
- Primary affected body system
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Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
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