Trypanosomiasis, east-African: A rare infectious disease caused by a parasite called Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and is transmitted through the bite of an infected Tsetse fly. The infection causes an acute illness with symptoms occurring from days to weeks after infection. Death relatively common, especially in untreated cases. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Trypanosomiasis, east-African is available below.
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Prognosis for Trypanosomiasis, east-African: In early, or stage 1, trypanosomiasis, most patients experience full recovery following treatment.
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Trypanosomiasis, east-African is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Trypanosomiasis, east-African, or a subtype of Trypanosomiasis, east-African,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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