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Trypanosomiasis

Symptoms of Trypanosomiasis

• Red sore - at the fly bite site
• Chancre
• Insomnia at night
• Daytime sleepiness
• Fever
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Treatments for Trypanosomiasis

• Pentamidine - if no CNS symptoms present
• Suramin
• Eflornithine
• Melarsoprol - if CNS symptoms present
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Trypanosomiasis?

• Misdiagnosis of Trypanosomiasis
• Failure to diagnose Trypanosomiasis
• Undiagnosed: Trypanosomiasis

Trypanosomiasis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Trypanosomiasis:

• Death
• Anemia and fatigue
• Wasting syndrome
• Aspiration pneumonia (type of Pneumonia)
• Meningoencephalitis, seizures
• more complications...»

Causes of Trypanosomiasis

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Disease Topics Related To Trypanosomiasis

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Trypanosomiasis:

• American trypanosomiasis
• Chagas disease
• Chagasic heart disease
• Chagasic megaesophagus
• Chagoma
• Chronic Chagas disease
• more related diseases...»

Misdiagnosis and Trypanosomiasis

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Trypanosomiasis: Animations

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Research about Trypanosomiasis

Visit our research pages for current research about Trypanosomiasis treatments.

Clinical Trials for Trypanosomiasis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Trypanosomiasis include:

• Efficacy - Safety of Eflornithine-Nifurtimox Combination Versus Eflornithine to Treat Human African Trypanosomiasis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Eflornithine,Nifurtimox
• Randomized Clinical Trial of Three Drug Combinations for Late-Stage Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - melarsoprol 1.8 mg/kg/d, 10d + nifurtimox 15/20 mg/kg/d, 10d,melarsoprol 1.8 mg/kg/d, 10d + eflornithine 400 mg/kg/d, 7d,nifurtimox 15/20 mg/kg/d 10d + eflornithine 400 mg/kg/d 7d
• Evaluation, Treatment and Monitoring of Patients With a Known or Suspected Parasitic Infection - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• The BENEFIT Trial: Evaluation of the Use of an Antiparasital Drug (Benznidazole) in the Treatment of Chronic Chagas' Disease - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Benznidazole
• Chagas Disease as an Undiagnosed Type of Cardiomyopathy in the United States - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 8 Clinical Trials for Trypanosomiasis

Trypanosomiasis: Broader Related Topics

• Parasitic Conditions
• Parasitic diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• more types...»

Types of Trypanosomiasis

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