Sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis) is a parasitic infections caused by tsetse flies. These parasites inhabit much of tropical Africa.
The infection may spread through your blood after being bitten by an infected fly. This results in swelling of the brain.
General symptoms include:
DIAGNOSIS
Samples from your blood or fluid from your cerebrospinal and lymph nodes may help diagnose the sleeping sickness disease.
TREATMENT
Treatment of this disease may include:
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