| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:10112 |
| Name | sleeping sickness |
| 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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_trypanosomiasis, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001362.htm, http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs259/en/ |
| Xrefs |
KEGG:05143 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:27031003 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus zoonotic_infectious_disease |
| Synonyms |
African sleeping sickness [EXACT] African trypanosomiasis [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a trypanosomiasis |