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'''African trypanosomiasis''' or '''Sleeping Sickness''' is a neurological disease caused by a parasite transmitted by the tsetse fly, and is only found in Sub-Saharan Africa.<ref name=cdc>https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/sleepingsickness/index.html</ref> African trypanosomiasis is caused by the ''trypanosoma brucei'' parasite, and control effects reduced cases to around 2,000 per year by 2019.<ref name=cdc /> | '''African trypanosomiasis''' or '''Sleeping Sickness''' is a neurological disease caused by a parasite transmitted by the tsetse fly, and is only found in Sub-Saharan Africa.<ref name="cdc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/sleepingsickness/index.html|title=African Trypanosomiasis|last=Centers for Disease Control|first=|authorlink=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|last2=|first2=|authorlink2=|date=2020-03-09|website=www.cdc.gov|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2020-09-26}}</ref> African trypanosomiasis is caused by the ''trypanosoma brucei'' parasite, and control effects reduced cases to around 2,000 per year by 2019.<ref name="cdc" /> | ||
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African trypanosomiasis is fatal without treatment.<ref name=cdc /> | African trypanosomiasis is fatal without treatment.<ref name="cdc" /> | ||
==Treatment == | ==Treatment == | ||
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African trypanosomiasis or Sleeping Sickness is a neurological disease caused by a parasite transmitted by the tsetse fly, and is only found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1] African trypanosomiasis is caused by the trypanosoma brucei parasite, and control effects reduced cases to around 2,000 per year by 2019.[1]
Signs and symptoms[edit | edit source]
African trypanosomiasis is fatal without treatment.[1]
Treatment[edit | edit source]
ME/CFS[edit | edit source]
African trypanosomiasis is not known to occur with or be linked to the development of ME/CFS.
See also[edit | edit source]
Learn more[edit | edit source]
- African trypanosomiasis - CDC
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Centers for Disease Control (March 9, 2020). "African Trypanosomiasis". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved September 26, 2020. Cite has empty unknown parameter:
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