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trypanosomiasis
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294941797
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2012-03-23
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infection from the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or the closely related subspecies T. brucei rhodesiense, transmitted by the tsetse fly. Sleeping sickness is characterized by fever, inflammation of the lymph nodes, and involvement of the brain and spinal cord leading to profound lethargy, frequently ending in death (E.B.)
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294941797
UDC
616.937
MRF
616.937
BT1
parasitic diseases
tropical diseases
UF
sleeping sickness
BSO
08.01.02 ILLNESS AND DISEASE
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