About The Medical Condition African Trypanosomiases
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African Trypanosomiases
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition African Trypanosomiases?
A disease endemic among people and animals in Central Africa. It is caused by various species of trypanosomes, particularly T. gambiense and T. rhodesiense. Its second host is the tsetse fly. Involvement of the central nervous system produces "African sleeping sickness." Nagana is a rapidly fatal trypanosomiasis of horses and other animals.
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