Concept information
Preferred term
African sickness
Definition
-
Disease caused by protozoans of the genus Trypanosoma, transmitted to humans by bites of tsetse flies which have acquired the parasites from infected humans or animals. Obvious signs and symptoms are behaviour changes, confusion, sensory disturbances and poor coordination. Sleep cycle disturbance, which gives the disease its name, is a prominent feature. Without treatment, the disease is usually fatal although rare cases of self-cure have been reported.
-
Maladie parasitaire due à une infection par un protozoaire appartenant au genre Trypanosoma. Elle est transmise par les mouches tsé-tsé infectées. Les symptômes les plus manifestes de la maladie sont une modification du comportement, état confusionnel, troubles sensoriels et mauvaise coordination. La modification du cycle du sommeil, à l’origine du nom de la maladie, est une caractéristique importante. Sans traitement, la maladie est considérée comme mortelle.
(fr)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- African sleeping sickness
- African trypanosomiasis
- sleeping sickness
Belongs to group
Concept scheme
In other languages
-
French
-
trypanosomiase africaine
-
trypanosomiase humaine africaine
URI
http://opendata.inrae.fr/thesaurusINRAE/c_12351
{{label}}
{{#each values }} {{! loop through ConceptPropertyValue objects }}
{{#if prefLabel }}
{{/if}}
{{/each}}
{{#if notation }}{{ notation }} {{/if}}{{ prefLabel }}
{{#ifDifferentLabelLang lang }} ({{ lang }}){{/ifDifferentLabelLang}}
{{#if vocabName }}
{{ vocabName }}
{{/if}}