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african trypanosomiasis
sleeping sickness (def 1). -
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chagas' disease
a form of trypanosomiasis found in South America, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, characterized by fever and, often, inflammation of the heart muscles -
pentamidine
an antiprotozoal substance, C 1 9 H 2 4 N 4 O 2 , used in the treatment of leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, and pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii. -
sleeping sickness
Also called African sleeping sickness, African trypanosomiasis. a generally fatal disease, common in parts of Africa, characterized by fever, wasting, and progressive lethargy: caused by a parasitic protozoan, Trypanosoma gambiense or T. rhodesiense, that is carried by a tsetse fly, Glossina palpalis.