African trypanosomiasis
Other names | Sleeping sickness, African sleeping sickness
Specialty | Infectious disease
Symptoms | Stage 1: Fevers, headaches, itchiness, joint pains Stage 2: Trouble sleeping, confusion, poor coordination
Usual onset | 1–3 weeks post exposure
Causes | Trypanosoma brucei spread by tsetse flies
Diagnostic method | Blood smear, lumbar puncture
Medication | Pentamidine, suramin, eflornithine
Prognosis | Fatal without treatment
Frequency | 11,000
Deaths | 3,500