Rhodesian trypanosomiasis
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Rhodesian trypanosomiasis
(rō′dē·zhən trə′pan·ə·sō′mī·ə·səs)
(medicine) A fulminating form of African sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma rhodesiense, transmitted by the tsetse fly, and characterized by parasitemia, edema, lymphadenitis, and myocarditis. Also known as East African sleeping sickness.
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Rho·de·sian trypanosomiasis
(rō-dē'zhən)
n.
n.
An acute type of African trypanosomiasis that progresses rapidly and is caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, transmitted by tsetse flies. Also called acute African sleeping sickness, acute trypanosomiasis.
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