Condition
African trypanosomiasis
Andrey Nailor, M.D.Published 5 May 20051 min read
Alternative names
Sleeping sickness
Definition
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).
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Andrey Nailor, M.D.
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