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Human Disease

sleeping sickness

Term ID
DOID:10112
Synonyms
  • African sleeping sickness
  • African trypanosomiasis
Definition
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. (3)
References
  • GARD:7826
  • ICD10CM:B56
  • ICD9CM:086.5
  • KEGG:05143
  • MESH:D014353
  • NCI:C84541
  • ORDO:3385
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:27031003
  • UMLS_CUI:C0041228
Ontology
Human Disease   ( DOID:10112 )
Relationships
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