The Dreaded Trypanosomiasis or Sleeping Sickness
by Brian Yalung on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
We all know that sleeping may become serious but for people in Angola, an ancient sleeping sickness transmitted through insects may be a lot more serious than the usual sleeping disorders we normally hear from people today.
They call it Trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness which originates from Africa. It is known to be caused by two parasites:
Angola will host from Monday through Saturday the 39th International Scientific Council to investigate and fight trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness.
Experts from 36 countries will try to combat an endemic disease affecting both humans and animals over 6 million square miles of Sub-Saharan Africa.
The infection is acquired through the bite of Tse-Tse fly. Early stages involve headaches, malaise, intermittent fever, enlargement of the lymph nodes and liver.
Read more: Angola Alert over Sleeping Sickness
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