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Use profile · Nervous system, sleep & mood

Sleeping Sickness

A trypanosomiasis that results from infection by Trypanosoma brucei and gambiense, which is transmitted by the bite of an infected tsetse fly (Glossina spp). The symptoms include fever, headache, joint pain, itching, confusion, sensory disturbances, poor coordination and sleep disturbances.

Condition Or SymptomDOID:10112Traditional documentation
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