Posts Tagged ‘african trypanosomiasis’
African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness) and the Skin (For professionals)
Sunday, August 15th, 2010It is due to a protist (parasites) and transmitted by the Tsetse fly (also Mother-to child transmission and blood transfusions) . Around 60000 individuals (mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa) are infected. Treatment is available. There are two stages called the haemolymphatic and the neurological phase. The haemolymphatic phase is characterized by fever, headache, joint pain and […]
