What are treatments for sleeping sickness?

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∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

.Suramin, eflornithine, pentamidine, and several drugs that contain arsenic (a chemical which in higher doses is highly poisonous to humans), are all effective anti-trypanosomal agents. Each of these drugs, however, requires careful monitoring.

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Sleeping sickness is cause by what?

Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) is caused by Tsetse fly.

What organisim transmits African sleeping sickness?

Sleeping Sickness is transmitted by the Tse-tse fly.

When was Sleeping Sickness - song - created?

Sleeping Sickness - song - was created on 2008-06-06.

What is the scientific name for Sleeping Sickness?

The scientific name for Sleeping Sickness is Trypanosoma brucei. It is a parasitic infection transmitted by the tsetse fly and can result in neurological symptoms such as disrupted sleep patterns, hence the name "Sleeping Sickness".

Can a dog get the sleeping sickness?

What causes African sleeping sickness and giardiasis?

The Tsetse fly is a vector for Trypanosomatid (trypanosomosis - human sleeping sickness) .

What causes sleeping sickness?

protozoan

Where can the African sleeping sickness can be found in the body?

In the brain because in sleeping sickness, the brain swells making you tired but insomniac at night.

How is the sleeping sickness contracted on a horse?

Sleeping sickness (Eastern Equine Encephalitis) is spread by biting insects that have fed off an infected animal.

Sleeping sickness is carried by which insect?

starburst

What microbe causes sleeping sickness?

trypanosoma

Where is sleeping sickness most common?

africa