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Overview

 

Sleeping sickness is an infectious parasitic disease carried by tsetse flies and characterized by inflammation of the brain and the covering of the brain (meninges).



Causes

 

Sleeping sickness is caused by two organisms, T. brucei rhodesiense and T. brucei gambiense. The more severe form of the illness is caused by rhodesiense.

 



Symptoms

 
  • Swollen red painful nodule at site of inoculation
  • Generalized lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes all over the body)
  • Headache
  • Fever
  • Sweating
  • Anxiety
  • Increased sleepiness
  • Insomnia at night
  • Mood changes
  • Drowsiness
  • Uncontrollable urge to sleep


Risk Factors

 

 

   


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