What is West African Trypanosomiasis?

Contents

West African Trypanosomiasis: Introduction
Types of West African Trypanosomiasis
Prognosis
Other names for West African Trypanosomiasis
Who gets West African Trypanosomiasis?
What causes West African Trypanosomiasis?
What are the symptoms of West African Trypanosomiasis?
Can anyone else get West African Trypanosomiasis?
How is it treated?
West African Trypanosomiasis: Introduction

What is West African Trypanosomiasis?

West African Trypanosomiasis: West African sleeping sickness from the tsetse fly.
West African Trypanosomiasis: A hemoflagellate subspecies of parasitic protozoa that causes Gambian or West African sleeping sickness in humans. The vector host is usually the tsetse fly (Glossina).
Source - Diseases Database

West African Trypanosomiasis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that West African Trypanosomiasis, or a subtype of West African Trypanosomiasis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

West African Trypanosomiasis: Introduction

Types of West African Trypanosomiasis:

Broader types of West African Trypanosomiasis:

Who gets West African Trypanosomiasis?

Geography Profile for West African Trypanosomiasis: West African trypanosomiasis can be contracted in parts of Western and Central Africa; see the map for areas where illness can be found. The tsetse fly lives only in Africa; areas where infection is spread are largely determined by where the infected tsetse fly is found. (Source: excerpt from West African Trypanosomiasis: DPD)

How serious is West African Trypanosomiasis?

Prognosis of West African Trypanosomiasis: Good with treatment. Death within weeks or months if untreated
Complications of West African Trypanosomiasis: see complications of West African Trypanosomiasis

What causes West African Trypanosomiasis?

Causes of West African Trypanosomiasis: see causes of West African Trypanosomiasis
Risk factors for West African Trypanosomiasis: see risk factors for West African Trypanosomiasis

What are the symptoms of West African Trypanosomiasis?

Symptoms of West African Trypanosomiasis: see symptoms of West African Trypanosomiasis

Complications of West African Trypanosomiasis: see complications of West African Trypanosomiasis

Incubation period for West African Trypanosomiasis: Symptoms occur within months to years after infection. (Source: excerpt from West African Trypanosomiasis: DPD)